Buffalo, NY (WBEN) A Buffalo man faces 50 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to two stabbing murders. 24 year old Charles L. Jones admitted to the deaths of his mother and ex-girlfriend.
In Erie County Court Wednesday, Jones admitted to stabbing 25-year-old Jacquetta Lee numerous times inside her apartment on Main Street in Buffalo. After being reported missing by family members, Lee was found deceased in the bathroom of the apartment on July 18, 2019, approximately three days after she was killed.
Jones also admitted to fatally stabbing 52-year-old Alethia Atwood Williams numerous times inside her apartment on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo. On Friday, August 16, 2019, Buffalo Police Department arrested Jones for the murder of Jacquetta Lee. As part of the investigation, a search warrant was executed at the Jefferson Avenue residence and the remains of Alethia Atwood Williams were subsequently found inside a closet, approximately two weeks after she was killed.
"Charles Jones, while under investigation for the brutal killing of his ex-girlfriend, committed another heinous crime by murdering his own mother. Both women were stabbed numerous times by this defendant who left their lifeless bodies in bloody crime scenes that were discovered days after their tragic deaths. I hope that the families of both victims feel that justice has been served by this defendant pleading guilty to all charges and our prosecutors requesting that he receive the maximum sentence for committing these gruesome crimes," says Erie County DA John Flynn.
Sentencing has not been scheduled.
