Print all of theseAllegations surface in North Carolina
A single allegation in North Carolina against a decorated West Virginia police chief eventually ballooned into over 50 counts of sex crimes against children.'The dates were off...'
The state charged Mr. Jones with crimes that they said occurred before he moved to Gauley Bridge. Those charges were dropped, but the prosecutor added new ones to coincide with his move to town.Michael Roop changes his story
A key state witness against Mr. Jones now says his mother, seeking revenge, threatened to lock him in his room if he didn't accuse Mr. Jones.'I didn't say nothing'
The state's star witness not only got key details wrong during the trial and the investigation, but suggested that it was his mother who was feeding him information to relay to the police.Room 505
A detective in Myrtle Beach used hotel receipts from the wrong beach trip to get an arrest warrant for Mr. Jones, and then testified about the trip in West Virginia, saying it corroborated an accuser's story. His notes show he knew there were problems with the receipts, however.Michael McCallister's revenge (and recantation)
Michael McCallister, one of Mr. Jones' accusers, says he was looking for revenge and that his testimony was "engineered by the prosecution."Jarod Thompson and Adam Roop's contradictions
Two witnesses against Mr. Jones told the jury tales of abuse that contradicted each other. When confronted with the contradictions, they changed their stories.Former Mayor: Police offered to fix tickets
Allegations that police officers were offering to fix tickets in exchange for testimony against Mr. Jones were levied by Gauley Bridge's former mayor and one of the state's witnesses. The allegations have never been proven.Secret tape angers the prosecution
Gerald Proctor, a Gauley Bridge Police officer, did some investigation of his own--drawing the fire of the prosecution.A zealous prosecutor
The prosecutor in Mr. Jones' case has seen cases reversed because of thins she's said during the trials.ADVERTISEMENT
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