Murder fugitive arrested in connection to Humboldt overdose death

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE U.S. MARSHALS:

U.S. Marshals Capture Murder Fugitive 

Jackson, Tennessee. – Today, U.S. Marshals captured Monty Jones, 49, who was wanted  for Second Degree Murder in connection to a 2023 overdose death in Humboldt, Tennessee. 

On November 9, 2023, a woman was found dead at a residence in the 1200 block of N.  28th Street in Humboldt. An investigation by detectives with the Humboldt Police Department determined that the woman had died from an overdose of a controlled substance provided by Monty Jones.  

On Apil 1, 2024, a grand jury returned an indictment charging Jones with Second Degree  Murder. Humboldt police requested the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task  Force in Jackson to find and apprehend Jones. The task force apprehended Jones  around noon today at a residence in the 400 block of W. Grand Street in Jackson. He  was transported from the scene and turned him over to Humboldt police. 

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