KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A verdict has been reached in the trial for a man accused of breaking into a home and killing a 22-year-old father and shooting three law enforcement officers during a deadly 2019 Comstock Township home invasion.
35-year-old William Jones faced 19 charges and was found guilty for 18 of them, including first degree murder, but found not guilty on count 19 for resisting arrest. Jones facing charges for open murder, home invasion and three charges of attempted murder for shooting and injuring law enforcement officers.
Jones faced 19 charges after being accused of breaking into a family’s Comstock Township home in December 2019, holding 22-year-old Christopher Neal hostage and fatally shooting him, and shooting three officers.
Williams broke into the home on Proctor Avenue in Comstock while the family was watching TV and held them hostage, according to Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller.
Closing arguments in the trial ended Thursday, June 23, with deliberations beginning late that afternoon.
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