Matthew McDonald, right, delivers the defense’s closing statement Wednesday in the first-degree murder trial of Jason Jones at the Dakota County Courthouse in Dakota City. At left is District Judge Bryan Meismer. Jones, 44, is charged with four counts each of first-degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony and two counts of first-degree arson for the Aug. 4, 2022, shooting deaths of Michele Ebeling, 53, in her home and Gene Twiford, 86, his wife, Janet Twiford, 85, and their daughter Dana Twiford, 55, in their home and setting both houses on fire in Laurel, Nebraska.
DAKOTA CITY -- Over the course of nine days, jurors hearing the Jason Jones murder case heard testimony from 37 witnesses and saw more than 1,000 exhibits and pieces of evidence.
Matthew McDonald, right, delivers the defense’s closing statement Wednesday in the first-degree murder trial of Jason Jones at the Dakota County Courthouse in Dakota City. At left is District Judge Bryan Meismer. Jones, 44, is charged with four counts each of first-degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony and two counts of first-degree arson for the Aug. 4, 2022, shooting deaths of Michele Ebeling, 53, in her home and Gene Twiford, 86, his wife, Janet Twiford, 85, and their daughter Dana Twiford, 55, in their home and setting both houses on fire in Laurel, Nebraska.
