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Tullahoma, TN- Donnie Frank Jones, Jr, the primary suspect in the rape and murder of Megan Sharpton the evening of July 1, 2012, has been indicted for her rape and murder today in Franklin County, TN.
Additional arrests are expected in this case.
Reached at home this evening, Kelly Hale Sharpton, Meg’s Mother, declined comment until tomorrow morning.
Donnie Frank Jones, Jr, 37, of Tullahoma, TN was arrested this afternoon after a search warrant at his home revealed the convicted felon was in possession of a firearm. The elementary school which is also on Bel Air Drive, was in lockdown this afternoon during the search.
Jones is the prime suspect in the brutal murder of Megan Sharpton, and is linked to her death via a CODIS match as previously reported on BOC.
Details are still emerging, check back to www.blinkoncrime.com for updates.
The prime suspect in the brutal rape, mutilation and murder of nursing student “Megan” Sharpton is outing himself.
In a police report filed Friday evening September 7, 2012 with the Tullahoma Police Department, a man named Donnie Frank Jones identified HIMSELF as the suspect in the murder of Megan Sharpton. Jones acted out in an intimidating and threatening manner against a female associate to the Sharpton family as well as the local police.
Jones told police he wanted the woman arrested for theft.
Jones, who allegedly extinguished a cigarette butt collected by the woman shortly thereafter, told police he was fearful the butt might be used as evidence to frame him in Megan Sharpton’s murder.
It was clear at that point in the exchange that Donnie Jones approached this woman to send a message to the Sharpton family. He knows that they ‘know’ if you will.
A subsequent incident occurred at a member of the Sharpton family’s home on September 11th when a real estate sign posted in the front yard was peppered with bullets. A police report has been filed with Coffee County who then requested Megan’s family NOT file a protection from abuse order. Family members were told it is “just a piece of paper.”
Donnie Frank Jones, a convicted felon, has been told he is a suspect in the sexual assault and aggravated murder of Meg Sharpton. Megan or “Meg” as she preferred, was a nursing student who had been commuting daily with another student until she graduated last year.
As reported exclusively on Blink On Crime , Jones was identified as a suspect in Sharpton’s murder due to a match of his DNA in CODIS. CODIS is the combined DNA Index system that maintains criminal database DNA submissions and the software that supports it. (more…)
Friday evening September 7, the rival High School football game of Tullahoma vs. Coffee County Central (Manchester) was beginning.
The Raiders lost 31-21.
What was also underway, was the willful approach by a known suspect in the sexual assault and brutal murder of Megan Sharpton to a member of Megan’s family.
Blink On Crime is intentionally withholding the identity of the suspect as identified in the police report.
The Sharpton family member was aware of the suspects status, and requested assistance at the scene from Tullahoma Police.
The suspect was asked to leave the scene by multiple members of law enforcement.
A response to a request by Blink On Crime for the incident report revealed the report has not been filed yet, but is in process.
Kelly Sharpton, Mother of Megan Sharpton, met with media in the Chattanooga area this afternoon following her most recent failed requests to seek the indictment of Megan’s alleged suspect through District General Attorney J. Michael Taylor.
Chattanooga has not been a high coverage market for Megan’s case, but it is an essential constituent region for Robert Cooper, the Attorney General of Tennesse, whose duties include:
Law Enforcement and Special Prosecutions Division
Handles criminal prosecutions of securities fraud, public corruption and environmental law violations
Assists the district attorneys general in the prosecution similar types of white collar crime cases
Handles other types of civil enforcement actions, such as forfeiture
Defends the district attorneys general and other law enforcement agencies in actions for injunctions, and to obtain access to investigative and prosecution files
