MrRant 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2004 RANGER, Ga. - A manhunt across the Southeast ended late Thursday when a tip led authorities to a jealous ex-husband who allegedly killed three former in-laws and his infant daughter, then fled with three girls. The girls were found safe, and the suspect shot himself in the face after a police chase on Interstate 75 near the Tennessee line. Authorities said he was hospitalized in critical condition. Jerry William Jones, 31, is accused of shooting the former in-laws to death and strangling his infant daughter Wednesday before fleeing with the girls in a stolen sport utility vehicle. Two of the girls are his daughters, and the other is a former stepdaughter. The suspect has a long criminal history, including convictions for burglary and auto theft. Jones called his ex-wife, Melissa Peeler, late Wednesday and told her of the killings, adding that he would "start killing the kids one by one" if she alerted authorities, said his former brother-in-law, David O'Donnell. Peeler had left the children with her parents and sister before leaving for Oregon to visit her boyfriend over the Christmas holidays. She notified police after getting the phone call. Peeler's parents, Tom and Nola Blaylock, were found shot to death in one home. In the other house, authorities found Jones' former sister-in-law, Georgia Bradley, shot to death, while Jones' 10-month-old daughter by Peeler, Harley, was apparently strangled. Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman John Bankhead said the crime scenes indicated that the killer was "very methodical." "This wasn't quick. He clearly took his time," Bankhead said. After a public alert was issued, police in Whitfield County got a tip that Jones' vehicle had been spotted headed north on Interstate 75 toward Tennessee. Deputies spotted the car and saw the children, but Jones refused to pull over, GBI director Vernon Keenan said. Jones drove a short way off the interstate when a state trooper bumped the car's rear, crashing it into a telephone pole. The 10-year-old got out, and officers saw Jones slump in the front seat. They pulled the other children out, one of them covered in Jones' blood. Jones and the girls were found about 50 miles north of where the killings occurred 24 hours earlier. The girls were being kept overnight at a Chattanooga hospital. "They're being evaluated but I do not believe there are any serious injuries," said hospital spokeswoman Jan Powell. Bankhead said investigators would compare the weapon found with Jones to determine if it was used in Wednesday's shootings. Authorities said the motive appeared to be jealousy over his ex-wife visiting her new boyfriend. O'Donnell said that Jones was constantly threatening violence and that Peeler had been trying to get away from him. "He says all the time, he'll kill you, he'll kill me or whoever," O'Donnell said. "He's an idiot, just a crazy person." The missing girls are Peeler and Jones' children _ Brandy Jones, 4, and Tammy Jones, 3 _ and Peeler's daughter from a previous relationship, Brittany Phelps, 10. Officials say Peeler and Jones were never legally married but had a common-law marriage. Jones' mother and stepfather were killed in the 1996 ValuJet crash in the Florida Everglades, and O'Donnell said Jones got a substantial settlement. "He blew the money almost as fast as he got it, mostly on drugs," O'Donnell said. ---------------------------------------------------------- *Warms up the electric chair, shooting range, sledge hammer, etc to kill the bastard* Strangling your infant daughter... disgusting. If I were the cops I would have a hard time resisting the urge just to shoot him in the face again since he fucked up the first time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2004 I'm torn between wanting this guy dead or not. I mean it would be great to have him six feet under, but then again having him rot in a cell would be more cruel. He better not get cable... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highland 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2004 A dirtnap or time at club fed... hmm.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2004 A dirtnap or time at club fed... But if it's at a federal "pound me in the ass" prison... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2004 Prison is too expensive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2004 So is executing someone, what with all the appeals from lawyers saying his family didn't give him enough husgs and kisses as a kid (or not enough -- take your pick). Of course you could always bribe Bubba with a carton of Kools to shank him in the showers -- after Bubs gets done raping the soon-to-be corpse first, of course... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2004 Oh. I thought you where talking about the creep killing himself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2004 I'd like to give a big Thank You to the Karma Police that left this guy with a painful, bullet ridden face rather than the instant death that he was looking for. Hopefully he's not so disfigured that the lifers staying in the Georgia Grey-Bar Hotel don't want to give him the raping that he deserves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted January 9, 2004 How hard is it to shoot yourself? Honestly. If you've got the motive to do it, how can you be such a piss-poor shot, that you don't splatter your dome with the gun PRESSED AGAINST YOUR FACE? From the sound of everything I've heard about this story though, those three little kids are incredibly lucky to be alive. He'll get the needle, for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2004 I say we give him the Princess bride punishment Cut off his hands, his feet, pull out his teeth, remove his eyes and nose but leave on his ears and let people laugh at him for the rest of his life. While Bubba gets him nice n proper in the rear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notJames 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2004 ...The girls were being kept overnight at a Chattanooga hospital. "They're being evaluated but I do not believe there are any serious injuries," said hospital spokeswoman Jan Powell... I'm sure the psychological damage of their father kidnapping them and them shooting himself in their presence will more than make up for that. I wouldn't wish that on anyone, let alone those poor girls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
