U.S. Marshals Arrest Two Murder Suspects

Cincinnati, OH – The U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) together with the Central Kentucky Fugitive Task Force (CKFTF), the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kenton County Sheriff’s Office arrested fugitives Willie and Jeromy Jones this morning in Northern Kentucky. 

The suspects were wanted by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office for aggravated murder, and two counts of felonious assault. SOFAST adopted the case and discovered the Jones brothers fled Ohio and were in hiding in the Kenton County area of Kentucky. The investigation lead SOFAST to arrest Jeromy Jones on Woodburn Avenue in Covington, Kentucky, and Willie Jones on Transformation Lane in Florence, Kentucky in the early morning hours of January 8th, 2025. Both arrests happened without incident. The Jones brothers are being held at the Kenton County Jail pending their extradition back to Ohio. 

“The United States Marshals Service is committed to bringing those who commit violent crimes to justice. We work with our partners at the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office daily to locate dangerous fugitives and remove them from our community. This arrest is the result of the teamwork between our task force in Southern Ohio and our USMS partners in the Eastern District of Kentucky.” - Michael D. Black, United States Marshal.

Cincinnati’s SOFAST is a U.S. Marshals Service-led task force consisting of local, state, and federal authorities including the Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Butler County Sheriff’s Office, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Colerain Township Police Department, Department of Homeland Security/ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Golf Manor Police Department, Harrison Police Department, Mount Orab Police Department, Mason Police Department, Mouth Healthy Police Department, Trenton Police Department, and the Warren County Sheriff’s Office.

Anyone with information on any fugitive may submit an anonymous web tip.