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Monday, January 7, 2013

Three Indicted in ‘Baby Bones’ Case

Prosecutors say New York trio burned and dumped 9-year-old’s remains in Upper Freehold.

Jon-Niece Jones died in 2002, but it wasn’t until 2005 that the 9-year-old’s skull and jawbone were recovered in Upper Freehold. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) charged that a New York trio unlawfully disposed of the child’s body after setting the remains on fire. On Monday, a grand jury agreed there was enough evidence to go to trial, handing up an indictment against Likisha Jones, 39, and Godfrey Gibson, 48, both of Manhattan, and 35-year-old Brooklyn resident James Jones. The indictment is the result of a 2005 homicide investigation undertaken by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the New Jersey State Police. On March 18, 2005, the skeletal remains of a child were recovered in an area of Clayton Park near County …

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Trio Charged in Upper Freehold 'Baby Bones' Child Death Case

Three New York residents have been charged in connection with 2002 death.

The remains of 9-year-old Jon-Niece Jones needed a DNA test to identify her. Some seven years after the discovery of a child’s skeleton in the Clayton Park area of Upper Freehold, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) has announced charges against three New York residents in connection with her death. Likisha Jones, 39, of Manhattan; James Jones, 35, of Brooklyn; and Godfrey Gibson, 48, of Manhattan were arrested Tuesday and charged with hindering apprehension, tampering with physical evidence, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy, according to a press release issued by the MCPO. Gibson was also charged with a separate hindering count. Prosecutors say the Harlem girl, born Sept. 5, 1992, suffered years of abuse and neglect at …

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