What did Kaitlyn Coones do?
Kaitlyn Coones is a teenage girl who ran away with her older boyfriend, and is accused of murdering his mother after giving him the ultimatum of killing her or losing her in Cleveland, Ohio.
Coones is accused of murdering Nicole Jones just days after leaving her foster home to be with her boyfriend Jonathan Jones. She gave him 5 hours to kill his mum or lose her, as she didn’t approve of the relationship. When he failed to carry out the murder, Coones reportedly decided to do it herself.
She allegedly got a rock and approached her from behind and bludgeoned Nicole Jones a number of times, then strangled her. Jonathan Jones was reportedly sitting in the living room while the brutal murder took place.
Nicole’s dead body was put in Jones’ car and thrown into a dumpster that was due to be taken to landfill. Nicole’s body has never been found.
Manhunt and arrest?
The couple travelled to Mexico after the murder, with US Marshals hot on their trail. They were found a month later in Ahumada, Chihuahua and arrested. The teenager was charged with murder and tampering with evidence.
In an interview with the FBI, Coones confessed to the killing of Nicole Jones. Coones lawyer claimed her client was a victim of Jonathan Jones who was not supposed to have had any contact with her after a court ruling.
Jones was wanted by authorities after he had pleaded guilty in March to having obscene material and child endangerment.
Where is Kaitlyn Coones now?
Kaitlyn Coones was charged on the 13th of May and incarcerated in the Multi-County Juvenile Attention Centre in Canton Township, where she remains awaiting trial. It has been announced that the now 18-year-old will be tried as an adult for the murder of Nicole Jones.
Jonathan Jones is also facing charges in connection with his mother’s murder.
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