Illinois vs. Timothy R. Jones: Court filings from March 2002
Timothy Ray Jones, described by family as a “loving father” had a troubled young adulthood, and was frequently visited by child welfare authorities in the years before he allegedly killed his five children and dumped their bodies in rural Alabama, according to public records.
Court records from Illinois, where he reportedly grew up, show that Jones was 20 when he was convicted of forgery, possession of a stolen vehicle, theft and drug possession, all felonies.
He was sentenced in 2002 to consecutive terms of five and six years for the forgery and car theft, respectively, with an additional year for the drug possession case.