Wanted Man Busted After He’s Found Hiding In Apartment Attic

October 16, 2009

Atmore Police served warrant Friday afternoon on a man they say shot two people — including a juvenile shot in the back.

jonescharlesfranklin.jpgCharles Franklin Jones, 21, of Atmore, was arrested about 4:30 Friday afternoon  connection with the shootings last week. Officers from the Atmore Police Department found Jones hiding the attic of a building at  The Pines II Apartments on Jack Springs Road. Three small children were in the apartment; their grandmother took custody of the children as the officers took custody of Jones.

Jones was charged with assault first degree.

At 9:09 p.m. Saturday night, October 10, the Atmore Police Department received calls that shots had been fired on Jones Street in Atmore.

“The responding officer was one block away when he arrived at the scene where he found four males running south on Jones Street,” said Director of Public Safety Glenn Carlee. The approaching officer discovered that two of the four males had been shot.

James Hudson Jr., 20, suffered a gunshot wound to his upper leg. He was transported by ambulance to Atmore Community Hospital and then transferred by helicopter to the USA Medical Center in Mobile. The second victim, a juvenile, was shot in the back. He was transported by ambulance to Atmore Community Hospital and transferred by helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. Both victims were released the following day.

The four males were walking on Jones Street when Charles Jones approached Hudson. “Jones then allegedly shot Hudson in the upper leg, as the remaining individuals began to run, Jones then fired his weapon three more times striking the juvenile in the back,” Carlee said.

Pictured: Charles Franklin Jones in a September 2007 file photo. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News