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JOSEPH JONES IS
ACCUSED OF KILLING
HIS WIFE... RACHEL...
BEFORE DUMPING HER
BODY IN A WELL.
POLICE CAUGHT HIM
OVER THE WEEKEND.
HE MADE HIS FIRST
COURT APPEARANCE
THIS MORNING.
WKYT'S PHIL
PENDLETON HAS THE
NEW DETAILS
REVEALED IN COURT...
IN OUR TOP STORY AT
12-30/
Joseph A Jones is
charged with ***,
domestic violence, and
tampering with
physical evidence. He's
accused of killing his
28 year old wife,
Rachel, then dumping
her body in a concrete
well Friday.
The judge read from
the citation stating that
Jones allegedly killed
his wife, then put her in
a concrete well. It
states that he then
went to his sister's
house, told her what he
did, then dropped off
their 9 year old son. It
also came out in court
that Jones allegedly ran
to Mississippi before
coming back to
Kentucky where he was
arrested over the
weekend. Jones
pleaded not guilty
through his public
defender and a
preliminary hearing
was set for next
Monday.
The county attorney
asked for a half million
dollar cash bond, which
the judge agreed to.
The attorney said Jones
would be a flight risk
based on his allegedly
behavior after the
crime Friday. In Wayne
County PHil Pendleton
WKYT.
RACHEL JONES'
FUNERAL WILL BE AT
11 WEDNESDAY
MORNING AT HICKS