SALINE CO.—Just when it appears that John B. Jones’ multiple Theft charges case is going to drag on into infinity, along comes a court date that is going to put a stop to it one way or the other.
Jones mug shot from September 2010
However, if you believe John B., the state’s just going to give up and he’s going to walk away scot-free, just like he has with everything else in his life, as he is the walking personification of the old adage, “you can’t get blood out of a turnip.”
Jones is the former funeral home director from Equality who is alleged to have filched tens of thousands of dollars in pre-need funeral money collected from clients of Gaskins-Jones Funeral Home in Harrisburg, these dating back to 2007. He’d have been charged with more filching, but the statute of limitations disallowed the state to seek charges against him for incidents that occurred more than three years prior to the filing (which finally occurred in September 2010; 11 counts in all).
But Jones, who isn’t the sharpest knife in the cutlery drawer, is either a little confused over the application of the term “statute of limitations” or he’s doing one of his deliberate sleight-of-hand maneuvers as the Sword of Damocles (aka his court date) hangs a little closer to his head: Sources from Harrisburg have advised us over the last several days that Jones is going around telling everybody that there has been a screwup in his case on the part of the prosecution having to do with “statute of limitations,” and because of this screwup, he’s gonna “walk.”
We viewed the file just last Thursday and didn’t see anything wrong with anything….and he’s headed for a jury trial date of January 31, at which time we suspect he’ll probably wuss out and take a plea, as apparently the prosecutorial team of Mike Henshaw and Jason Olsen aren’t playing….it’s highly unlikely Jones would prevail in a trial, as the money he’s accused of taking came from, by and large, people who were old and/or infirm…peoples’ moms, dads, grandmas and grandpas, many of whose families were bereft of any recourse when the person with the pre-need plan died, and there was no money set aside for the funeral. The accusations are reprehensible….but then again, those who know Jones say that’s about the size of it.
So for those who are believing Jones’ latest line of bull, we have it on good authority that it is just that—BULL—and if you’re still buying into it…isn’t is about time you start looking a little deeper into this guy? He lost his funeral director’s license as well as his driver’s license in 2009 because he refused to pay his child support…so WHAT was he doing with all that money he allegedly took? The mind boggles.
Anyway…we’ll be there on the 31st, whether this thing goes off or not. But “walk”…? No. Just another John B. fallacy to go along with all the defaulted credit cards, small claims suits, civil cases regarding his grandma’s probate case, and other infractions that cause most folks to believe that it’s about time this sub-human life form gets what’s coming to him….stay tuned.