Jones pleaded guilty to two class-d felony counts of stealing and was sentenced to concurrent five-year prison terms by Circuit Judge Daniel Kellogg Thursday. The plea agreement called for sentencing to the Dept. of Corrections under the statute that allows the judge to consider probation after 120 days.
In court, Jones admitted taking a Chevy Tahoe, and in a separate incident, forcibly taking about $750 worth of electronics items in a residence robbery. Some of the property has been returned. The judge ordered $500 additional restitution in each case.
In the original probable-cause affidavit, Det. R. Woodley of the St. Joseph Police Dept. said Jones poses a danger to the community.
“The defendant has an extensive criminal history that includes convictions for Assault, Criminal Mischief, Drugs, Felon in Possession of a Weapon in OR; Violation of Ex-parte, Non Support, Assault, Leaving Scene of Accident, DWI, Stealing, Resisting Arrest,” Woodley said in the court filing. “He has 30 previous arrests since 2005 by this agency.”