Judge Ronna Beck sentenced Felicia Jones Friday to six years in prison in connection with the stabbing death of 30-year-old Jodie Lamont Ward. Jones, 31, was arrested for Ward’s death on October 20, 2011, shortly after firefighters found Ward unconscious on the floor of Jones’ Southeast DC home with a knife protruding from his ear; … Read more →
Felicia Jones entered a guilty plea Thursday morning that will require prosecutors to drop the most serious charges against her in connection with the 2011 death of Jodie Lamont Ward. A jury deadlocked in January in the second-degree murder case against Jones, 31, and she was scheduled to go to trial again March 25. Jurors … Read more →
Jurors in the murder case against Felicia Jones have deadlocked after two days of negotiations, telling Judge Ronna Beck that they were “hopelessly” unable to find Jones either guilty or innocent in the stabbing death of Jodie Ward. The deadlock prompted Beck to declare the case a mistrial this afternoon. The jurors’ announcement came shortly … Read more →
Taking the stand on her on behalf, Felicia Jones told jurors at her murder trial that she killed Jodie Ward out of fear that he would rape or kill her when he attacked her in a PCP-fueled daze. Jones, 30, attempted to explain to jurors at trial Monday the series of events that led to … Read more →
Felicia Jones pled innocent on Friday morning to second-degree murder while armed in the stabbing death of Jodie Ward. Ward was found unconscious in a child’s bedroom in a home in Southeast DC the night of Oct. 20. According to charging documents, a knife was protruding from his left ear. It was initially unclear whether … Read more →
Felicia Jones was ordered held on probable cause today in the stabbing death of 30-year-old Jodie Ward. Jones, also 30, has been in custody since Ward was found dead in Jones’ daughter’s bedroom. Ward was face down on the floor with a knife protruding from his ear, MPD Detective Gabriel Truby testified at a preliminary … Read more →
DC’s Chief Medical Examiner has concluded that Jodi Ward was killed in a homicide and the woman police believe attacked him is now being charged with murder. Felicia Jones was arrested on Oct. 20, the same night firefighters found Ward unconscious and not breathing on the floor of a Southeast DC home with a knife … Read more →
A charge of second-degree murder while armed is expected to be presented to Felicia Jones Friday afternoon, court records show. Jones, 30, is currently in custody on suspicion of assault with intent to kill in connection with the death of Jodi Ward. MPD initially arrested Jones in the Ward case on a murder charge, but … Read more →
A case initially described as a homicide has been charged as an assault and removed from the year’s homicide total while DC’s Medical Examiner works to determine a cause of death. Jodie Ward was found unconscious in a child’s bedroom in a home in Southeast DC late Thursday night. According to charging documents, a knife … Read more →
The charge against Felicia Jones, arrested Thursday in the death of Jodie Ward has been reduced to Assault With Intent to Kill while Armed. In a statement MPD said that the reduced charge was in light of information from the medical examiner and said that the cause of death is still pending. MPD’s amended press … Read more →
A 30-year-old man was fatally stabbed in Southeast DC late Thursday night, according to MPD homicide detectives. The victim has been identified as Jodie Ward. A 30-year-old woman is in custody in connection with the case. She’s been identified as Felicia Jones. A press release from MPD is below. Arrest Made in the Homicide: 1100 … Read more →
