Clay Street accused killer caught: police nab suspect in school bus stop shooting
(WBFF) — Gloomy skies hung over the Clay Street neighborhood in Annapolis on Monday, but the day brightened for some residents with the news of an arrest in a recent shooting. Roscoe Jerome Jones, the man accused in the shooting at a school bus stop that left 36-year-old John Simms Jr. dead and an 11-year-old boy wounded, has been caught.
Miss Ann, a longtime resident of the area where the shooting happened, praised the police efforts. "And I say, that that was good police work...good police investigation," she said. She added, "I was skeptical about walking on these streets."
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Investigators say that D.C. Metropolitan Police, in coordination with U.S. Marshals and Annapolis Police, arrested Jones at an apartment complex in D.C. early Monday morning without incident. Annapolis Police Chief Ed Jackson explained the process leading to Jones' capture. "We had been tracking him for awhile," he said. "We tracked his friends. We did a work up on him. We had intelligence information. We found out the areas in D.C. that he frequented and we just were vigilant."
The shooting occurred nearly three weeks ago, on March 19, on Clay Street near Bates Street. According to court documents obtained by FOX45 News, the incident stemmed from an argument reportedly over Simms' child being bullied by Jones' child. The confrontation escalated into a physical fight, with both men using pepper spray before Jones allegedly pulled a gun and opened fire. Investigators say Jones stood over Simms as he lay face down in the street and continued to shoot him.
Simms' wife, overwhelmed with grief, spoke about her loss. "It's overwhelming. When you go from being with someone every night and laying in their arms to now, you can't hug them, kiss them, talk to them. All you have are memories and pictures," she said.
Authorities are now working to bring Jones back to Anne Arundel County, where he faces several charges, including first-degree murder.
