Always so helpful and friendly. It would not be appropriate for this case to be re-presented to a grand jury without sufficient evidence to overcome a self-defense claim.. Its still somebodys loved one," she said. This is a carousel. Lisa Krantz / Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-. Marquise Jones was killed by Officer R. Encina Feb. 28, 2014 at 8614 Perrin Beitel. WFP line in Rensselaer County's 2021 races key in FBI case, Family still seeking answers in Schenectady woman's disappearance, Bride dies at beach when speeding DUI driver slams golf cart, Deaf man killed on Ballston road remembered as funny, loving. The group was demanding that council vote no the contract between the San Antonio Police Officer's Association and the City of San Antonio. Texas Public Radio | Wylie Funeral Home Deborah Bush, aunt of Marquise Jones who was killed by police, cries while Mike Lowe, left, and Johnathan-David Jones speak during a rally organaized by the Black Lives Matter movement before the San Antonio City Council meeting on August 31, 2016. Find compassionate support for your end-of-life planning needs. Repeatedly, Jones death has been cited by police reform activists as an example of the need for change. JERRY LARA, Staff / San Antonio Express-News. On March 11, 2021, he was transitioned to be with the Lord. We tallied the votes from this years Best of the Capital Region contest in 100 categories. Once that examination is complete, we will meet with them to discuss where we go from there.. According to Erica Jones, her sons friends said he went to a house party that day in the 2600 block of Onzaga Street near the Fairgrounds in New Orleans and left about 11:30 p.m. Connect with your classmates to honor alumni and teachers. There is no photo or video of Tyrone Marquise Jones.Be the first to share a memory to pay tribute. He began his career at the Belleville Central School District teaching reading and soon moved to the Watertown City School District as a read, write, and spell teacher at North Junior High. Debbie Bush, center, aunt of the late Marquise Jones, standing in front of his mother Cheryl Jones, and father Blake Lamkin, speaks about Marquise during an event to honor the families of victims of police violence in San Antonio on August 15, 2020. Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales said Wednesday that his office will not re-present the case of Marquise Jones to a new grand jury, nearly seven years after Jones was shot and killed by an off-duty San Antonio police officer. Legacy invites you to offer. This was not a justified shooting. He was funny, passionate, and very talented. They had three daughters together and recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. However, we want to ensure full transparency so that the parties involved, the City Council and the community have full confidence in the Citys handling of the investigative and litigation process, they added. A witness said Jones was a passenger in a car that bumped into an SUV in the drive through lane of a restaurant. However, a jury later ruled against Jones' family, claiming Encina didnt use excessive and unnecessary deadly force. To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Marquise Jones, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. Attorney Daryl K. Washington (from left) Marquise Jones' sister Whitney Jones, father Blake Lamkin, and mother Cheryl Jones, listen as Martin Luther King III, the son of Martin Luther King Jr., speaks during an organizational and planning meeting Thursday Jan. 7, 2016 at Mt. He married Linda M. Reed, January 9th, 1971 at the Adams Center Baptist Church and they resided in Adams Center, NY. Copyright 2020 by KSAT - All rights reserved. Still, it filed amended court documents saying it plans to enter the gun into evidence. Case of Marquise Jones, Black man killed by San Antonio police officer, will not be presented again to grand jury, officials say, Chicago mayor pleads with Gov. I have promised the family that we will communicate with them as we work on the new review of this case. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of The review had been ongoing since September, but the District Attorneys office now considers the case closed. Theyre full of it, and I dont believe anything they tell me, I dont even trust them, Cheryl Jones, Marquises mother, said following the decision. To send flowers or plant a tree in memory of Mr. Marquis Jones, visit the Tribute Store. An internal SAPD investigation into Encinas conduct found no wrongdoing and a grand jury chose not to indict Encima over the shooting in late 2015. He loved antique shows and flea markets, collecting many local milk bottles and antique cars. Councilman Rey Saldaa and some community members are fighting to kill a proposed collective-bargaining agreement for the San Antonio Police Officers Association because they say it doesnt do enough to reform disciplinary procedures for officers or add transparency and accountability. Marquise Jones' father Blake Lamkin (from left), and mother Cheryl Jones, listen as Martin Luther King III, the son of Martin Luther King Jr., speaks during an organizational and planning meeting Thursday Jan. 7, 2016 at Mt. He served on the Town of Adams planning board, was a member of the South Jefferson Historical Society, the Agricultural Museum, South Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, North Adams Cemetery, and a past board member for Cornell Cooperative Extension. Blessings to his family. Deputies recovered the body but then turned over the investigation to the New Orleans Police Department after realizing Jones had actually been discovered in waters within the citys limits. Demonstrators hold signs protesting the killing of Marquise Jones by a San Antonio Police officer almost 2 years ago. That fear was confirmed Thursday afternoon, when a crabber on Lake Pontchartrain near Bonnabel Boulevard in Metairie saw Jones body floating in the water and called the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Office. She is a native of northern California. Copyright 2023 KSAT.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. The council is set to vote Thursday on the contract. Abbott to stop migrant busing. Erica Jones has said her son had aspired to become a nurse since he was in high school because he wanted to help people. February 21, 2020. Marquise battled kidney disease from birth and faced many challenges and a life-times worth of surgeries and medical procedures including three kidney transplants. Read why the city says it didnt know about the evidence and how the Jones family responded at ExpressNews.com. Calling hours will be 2-4 and 7-9 Friday, January 15th at the Carpenter-Stoodley Funeral Home, Belleville with Covid restrictions in place. Studies show the probability of obtaining a usable print on a handgun ranges from 5 percent to 10 percent. Jones' family sued Encina and the city for damages in federal court, claiming Encina used excessive and unreasonable force and violated Jones' constitutional rights. Investigators acknowledged then that they feared Jones disappearance had resulted from foul play. Councilman Rey Saldaa and some community members are fighting to kill a proposed collective-bargaining agreement for the San Antonio Police Officers Association because they say it doesnt do enough to reform disciplinary procedures for officers or add transparency and accountability. He was a mentor and friend to me at RMF Engineering 20+ years ago. Services will be held at Living the Word International Ministries, Slidell, Louisiana at 11:00 am. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed playing church softball leagues over the years. You all need to stop. He was on the deans list at Southern in Baton Rouge and always made sure to spend time with his five siblings, especially his 13-year-old brother, Camron, their mother said. Gonzales changed course in September, saying that his office would re-examine the case after receiving the additional information from Jones family. Most Texas billionaires did OK in 2022. Herring said that Gonzales promised the family transparency, including communicating with them every 30 days until he decides whether to reopen the case. He pushed all his students and staff to excel and achieve greatness. Jones family said Jones ran from the car because he was on probation and was nervous about getting in trouble. Encina, a six-year veteran of the SAPD at the time of the shooting, said that Jones brandished a gun as he ran, making Encina fear for his life. Still, Jones family have remained vocal advocates for police reform over the last seven years. Visitation will begin at 12 Noon until 1245PM. They adored his sense of humor, fairness, jolly nature, and positive outlook. Her work has been honored by the Best of the West contest and the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Excellence in Journalism competition. If you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.carpenterstoodley.com. As previously stated, I have repeatedly re-examined this case and other officer-involved shootings since I took office in January 2019, Gonzales said in a statement. Submit an obit for publication in any local newspaper and on Legacy. Posted February 2, 2022 | By Joel Bronson joel@ocalagazette.com From left, Jaydon Hodge, Elijah Russell, Cole Gonzales and Marquis Jones celebrate as Trinity Catholic High School football players signed their letters of intent to play at Division 1 schools around the country at the Ocala, Florida high school on Wednesday February 2, 2022. He then served as a reading consultant at Wiley, Sacred Heart, Sherman, and then Meade before becoming the K-12 reading coordinator. We are sad to announce that on July 24, 2022 we had to say goodbye to Tyrone Marquise Jones of Huntington, West Virginia, born in Columbus, Ohio. A celebration of life will be held later in the summer of 2021. 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Ultimately, we cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Marquise Jones did not have a gun, the report said. Mike Lowe, of SATX4, with his daughter, Naomi Lowe, 9, puts his arm around Debbie Bush, the aunt of Marquise Jones, after Lowe addressed the crowd gathered for the vigil on Feb. 28, 2017, for the third anniversary of Jones' death. There was a problem saving your notification. If someone heard his name, chances are they had a good story to tell, a joke, or their face erupted with a smile. PublishedJanuary 17, 2021 at 3:40 PM CST. They have long maintained that the gun was planted near his body in a cover-up by the police department a claim city officials have denied. He was very active in historical events and enjoyed reading anything historical in nature. Gonzales initially said that he had personally reviewed Jones case in addition to other high-profile killings by local police officers and there was no new evidence to warrant reopening the case at the time. (47 years old). On ExpressNews.com: Outside review of SAPD investigation finds no wrongdoing. Marquis Deshawn Jones aka Doobut 26, of Beaumont, TX passed Aug. 11, 2021. Friend. Preorder 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' today, Create a bonsai tree out of bricks with this $40 LEGO set, Dyson's air purifying headphones have finally arrived, Save on AeroGarden indoor herb growing kits at Amazon. He is survived by his wife, Linda, three daughters, Kamra (Dan) Rowland, Shannon Whitney (Brian Wekar), and Megan Whitney, three grandsons, Kaeden, Seth, and William, his three sisters, Ann Crawford, Carol (Bradford) White, and Elizabeth (William) Hayes and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. I will miss his sense of humor. Email Ramon Antonio Vargas at rvargas@theadvocate.com. During a news conference following the meeting, Christopher Herring, a retired Air Force officer who represented the family, said that Gonzales apologized for years and years of neglect and extended his condolences to the family. Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales said on Wednesday that his office would not bring the case of Marquise Jones, a Black man killed by an off-duty SAPD officer in 2014, before a second grand jury. Mike Lowe, of SATX4, with his daughter, Naomi Lowe, 9, puts his arm around Debbie Bush, the aunt of Marquise Jones, after Lowe addressed the crowd gathered for the vigil for the third anniversary of Jones' death outside Chacho's and Chaluccis restaurant in San Antonio on Feb. 28, 2017. Zion First Baptist Church. This afternoon, I met with the family of Marquise Jones and some of their representatives. The denial of a second grand jury is a setback for the Jones family, but they are not letting it end here. 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The familys civil attorney recently provided additional information from the February 2014 officer-involved shooting to our office. For Jones family, the timing is suspicious. Visitation is Fri., Feb. 21, 2020, 4-6 PM. The announcement Wednesday comes four months after Gonzales assigned two top prosecutors in his office to re-examine all available evidence after receiving additional information about the shooting from Jones family. Donald William Whitney. Thats clearly bad faith. This particular page exists for the purpose of indexing obituaries of individuals born in New Brunswick, Canada. The family members of Marquise Jones who was killed by San Antonio police, mother Cheryl Jones, from right, father Blake Lamkin, Mike Lowe, and aunt Debbie Bush were called to the stage by keynote speaker Hill Harper to be recognized at the 2016 Martin Luther King Jr Commemorative Program at Pittman-Sulllivan Park on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. Browns bolstering the trenches. He was a great communicator and speaker and loved to do so. The council is set to vote Thursday on the contract. A federal judge later denied a request for a new trial. SAPD officer Robert Encina fatally shot the 23-year-old Jones in the back when he ran from the scene of a fender bender in February 2014 at a restaurant where Encina was working off-duty as a security guard. Zion First Baptist Church, for Marquise Jones who was fatally shot by off-duty SAPD officer Robert Encina at Chachos & Chaluccis, 8614 Perrin Beitel Road, on Feb. 28, 2014. He was a passenger in a car that hit another car in the drive-thru lane. Would you like to offer Marques Joness loved ones a condolence message? In 2017, Encina also was cleared of any wrongdoing by a federal jury in a wrongful-death civil lawsuit filed by Jones family. Authorize the publication of the original written obituary with the accompanying photo. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Previously, the city has claimed that the handgun was not tested. Its been hell, Bush said. He enjoyed reading and many cookouts at the family cottage in Henderson. After the death of George Floyd, another Black man killed by a police officer, demands to reopen Jones' case became louder. He recently helped his grandson, Seth complete his Eagle Scout Project. Emilie Eaton is a criminal justice reporter at the Express-News, where she has covered police-community relations, law enforcement training, police misconduct, family violence and the citys homicide rate. May the Lord Comfort and give the family peace! Jones and his friends were involved in a fender-bender in the drive-thru area of Chachos and Chaluccis when Jones, nervous because he was on probation, ran from the scene. This is a carousel. Jones was shot by an off-duty SAPD officer in the drive-through at Chacho's on Perrin Beitel Road on Feb. 28, 2014. Edward A. Ornelas, Staff / San Antonio Express-News. Her work has been honored by the Best of the West contest and the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Excellence in Journalism competition. Like I told him, I said, Its your job for you all to stick together because thats what yall do when its a situation involving a police officer.. Donald retired in 2010 from the Watertown City School District, with over 40 years in education. And Im here with my granddaughter whos seven years old and shes continuing asking about her father, his mother Cheryl Jones said. Funeral arrangement under the care ofWylie Funeral Home. And testing something two years later is not an efficient way to do anything. Marquis Jones's passing on Saturday, October 30, 2021 has been publicly announced by J. E. Fralin & Sons Funeral & Cremation Services in Jacksonville, FL. On March 11, 2021, he was transitioned to be with the Lord. Both the criminal case and the civil lawsuit hinged on whether Jones had a handgun and pointed it at Encina. Obituary Graveside services for Jonathan Marquise Jones, Jr. 25, of Gaston, South Carolina will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 1:00 pm in the Piney Grove A.M.E. Church Cemetery 2425 Fish Hatchery Road, Gaston, South Carolina. April 15, 2023 (104 years old) After three years of waiting, the family of Marquise Jones, a 23-year-old father of one who was shot by an off-duty San Antonio police officer, is ready to go to trial this month. City Manager Sheryl Sculley and City Attorney Andy Segovia decided to hire the firm in an abundance of caution.. City officials hired an outside law firm in 2017 to review how detectives handled evidence in the case.
