Bond set for Sylvania Twp. man accused of killing mother

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Lucas County judge set bond Wednesday for a Sylvania Township man accused of killing his mother.

A judge set $1,750,000 bond for Jonathon Jones on Wednesday across a 8 criminal charges: two counts of Aggravated Murder, Murder, Felonious Assault, Aggravated Burglary, Aggravated Robbery, Tampering with Evidence and Abuse of a Corpse. He’s charged in the death of his mother, Nicole Jones.

Jones was arrested after authorities found him in Mexico with a missing 17-year-old girl from Canton, Ohio back in May. That girl has also been charged in the death of Nicole Jones.

Investigators have not yet released a motive in the murder or a cause of death. Prosecutors previously said they believe Nicole Jones’ body was thrown into a dumpster and may have ended up in a landfill in Michigan. At last check, authorities have still not located Nicole Jones’ remains.

Jones is due back in court on October 8.

Previous coverage

• Son charged in Sylvania Twp. woman’s death
• Convict who fled the country with his mother’s alleged killer is back in Wood County
• Family of murdered Sylvania Twp. woman criticizes efforts to find her body
• Prosecutors looking to try teen accused of killing Sylvania Twp. woman as an adult
• Teenage girl charged with murdering missing Sylvania Township woman
• Juvenile charged in Sylvania Township woman’s murder
• Missing Sylvania Twp. mother connected to kidnapping suspect killed, police say
• Police: Missing, hurt Sylvania Twp. woman connected to kidnapping suspect who fled to Mexico
• Police: Missing Sylvania Township woman believed to be harmed
• Ohio kidnapping suspect arrested, missing girl found in Mexico
• New charges against teen accused of killing Sylvania Twp. woman, charges expected against victim’s son

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