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Jury to decide fate of Mo. man in case of 19 burglaries

Joseph Paul Jones Jr.

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The state has rested their side of the case against a Missouri man accused of 19  burglaries in Hutchinson.

Joseph Paul Jones Jr. is accused of 45 counts involving the crimes which occurred in the late night hours of May 13 and the early morning hours of May 14, last year.

He’s accused of breaking into the local businesses by prying open doors or breaking the glass windows with a crow bar. Jones is also accused of cutting the telephone lines at several businesses before making entry.

On the stand most of the day was Hutchinson Police Detective Curtis Black told the jury of the athletic shoes seized at the time of Jones arrest matched the shoe prints found at the scene.

The jury also got to see a videos from the Kwik Shop and from Papa Murphy’s Pizza which the state said shows Jones.

The case is expected to go to the jury sometime on Friday.

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