Escambia Man Sentenced To 25 Years For Battery, Attempted Robbery

February 28, 2013

An Escambia County man is headed to prison for battery and attempted robbery.

N’Kosi Lerone Jones , Jr., 20, was sentenced by Judge Ross Goodman  to  a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years for  aggravated battery with a firearm causing great bodily harm and attempted robbery with a firearm.

On June 22, 2011, Duane Jackson was shot by Jones while visiting a friend at Gonzalez Court Apartments.  Jones attempted to conceal his identity by wearing a handkerchief over his face. However, Jackson was still able to give a description to Pensacola Police Department who then showed him a photo lineup containing the defendant, and Jackson identified Jones as the shooter.  Jones was questioned, but  no arrests were made at that time.

On September 11, 2011, Jones was stopped for a traffic violation.  Law enforcement searched the vehicle and recovered a revolver under the passenger’s seat. Pensacola Police then compared the bullet retrieved from the victim to the revolver recovered and ballistics determined they were a match. After subsequent testing, the Jones’ DNA was found on the revolver.

Comments

2 Responses to “Escambia Man Sentenced To 25 Years For Battery, Attempted Robbery”

  1. David Huie Green on February 28th, 2013 8:15 am

    Respond to the criminal and not blame his tools for his crimes?

    I’m confused.
    Isn’t that like teaching personal responsibility rather than blaming SOCIETY?

    David in a world with reasonable judges

  2. leggrizer on February 28th, 2013 6:53 am

    Welcome to the Big League little man !

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