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Chicago Tribune
12-07-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Girlfriend's mother charged in connection with Jimmijion Bailey slaying
After Jimmijion Bailey was shot dead in his new girlfriend's Gary apartment in October, authorities said Ralph Stokes II had help to dispose of his body. Now, the woman's mother is the second person formally implicated in the case. Betty Ann Tomlinson, 50, was charged Thursday afternoon with arson, conspiracy to commit arson and assisting a criminal. She is in custody, held on a $4,500 bond. Lake County Prosecutor's Homicide Task Force Detective Jason Szemes wrote that Tomlinson bought cleaning supplies for Stokes from a Walgreens on Oct. 6. Then, she bought two bottles of lighter fluid around 3 a.m. Oct. 11 from a Citgo gas station in Gary. Investigators found three nearly empty liter fluid bottles – including the two she bought – left in the apartment. Bailey, 25, of Gary, went missing on Oct. 5. His body was found decapitated Oct. 11 on the 2300 block of Clay Street with his arms and knees bound with black tape. Stokes, 24, was charged in his murder. Bailey's relatives said previously he had just started dating the woman a few weeks earlier and Stokes, her child's father, was jealous. Police learned bits of the conversation after he was killed. 'Why would you do that with our child present,' the woman screamed. 'That's who I am,' Stokes responded. Stokes claimed in a police interview that he shot Bailey in self-defense. License plate readers showed Bailey showed up at the apartment on Oct. 5. Later, his Chrysler 200 was driven off, followed by a black Audi toward 9th and Roosevelt, to ditch Bailey's car, before the black car headed back to the apartment. Then, the black Audi and Ford Flex head to the 2300 block of Clay Street, where Bailey's body was later found. An Infiniti also showed up at the apartment for 20 minutes that night. Those vehicles were all registered to Stokes' relatives, records show. When police executed a search warrant on Oct. 11 in the girlfriend's apartment on the 500 block of Vermillion Place, they were hit with 'an overpowering chemical odor' and saw 'several lighter fluid bottles' on the floor. Some flooring in the hallway was 'melted.' The apartment appeared to be mostly cleared out — aside from a bed, an air mattress and kids clothes in another room. In the main bedroom, cops saw what appeared to be several spots of dried blood, and a large 'reddish colored stain' under a blanket on the mattress. When detectives cut through the mattress, it looked blood-soaked, like someone had tried to torch the apartment by lighting it on fire. Investigators were tipped off on Oct. 10 that Bailey was shot inside the girlfriend's apartment. His body was moved to the bathroom for several hours. His car was taken to 9th and Roosevelt to 'throw off the investigation.' The girlfriend changed her number after Bailey was killed, the affidavit states. Betty Tomlinson was pulled over in the Ford Flex after she left the Stokes' home on Oct. 12. At the police station, she asked for a lawyer. During his police interview, Stokes angrily pointed the finger at his former girlfriend, alleging she put the events in motion by inviting him over that day to help put together a bedroom set for their child. During Stokes' bail hearings, police said Tomlinson bought cleaning supplies from a Portage Walgreens just before 2:30 a.m. Oct. 6 for him – including microfiber towels, duct tape, hydrogen peroxide, Lysol, bleach and disposable gloves. The car then returned to the girlfriend's apartment. Stokes' next bail hearing is in August. Anyone with more information can call Szemes at 219-755-3855.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Yahoo
El Paso police look for missing pregnant woman last seen in Northeast neighborhood
The El Paso Police Department has issued a "missing person" bulletin for a pregnant woman who has been gone for more than 24 hours. More: 'I will always be looking:' El Paso teens featured on missing children billboards Jazmin Martina Munoz, 21, was last seen about 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 8, in the 10400 block of Sigma Street near the Veteran's Park area of Northeast El Paso, stated a news bulletin issued by police spokesperson Detective Judy Oviedo. The missing person bulletin was issued on Wednesday afternoon, July 9. Munoz, who is seven weeks pregnant, was driving a white 2015 Chrysler 200 sedan with Texas plates VLC9930, police reported. She was wearing a red shirt and black pants. Anyone with information on Munoz's whereabouts may call the police nonemergency number at 915-832-4400 or 911. Crime: El Paso man arrested after more than 70 copper flower vases stolen at Evergreen Cemetery Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@ and @BorundaDaniel on X. This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Missing persons: El Paso police search for missing pregnant woman
Chicago Tribune
18-06-2025
- Chicago Tribune
In police interview, Gary man claimed self-defense; victim later found decapitated
As two Gary homicide detectives tried to pry information out of Ralph Stokes, Jr., he told them he shot Jimmijion Bailey before the other man could kill him. 'I made a mistake, but it was out of self-defense,' he said on a videotaped recording. Police and the victim's family disagreed. The shooting was over 'pure jealousy,' his sister Jakyla Bailey told the Post-Tribune in October. He started dating Stokes' child's mother about three weeks earlier, she said. Stokes, 24, was charged Oct. 13 with murder in Bailey's shooting death on Oct. 5. His body was found decapitated Oct. 11 on the 2300 block of Clay Street with his arms and knees bound with black tape. He is the only person charged in the case and has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors played part of his Oct. 12 police interview during Stokes' third bail hearing Tuesday. Stokes claimed as Bailey turned, he saw an 'extended clip' under the other man's shirt and fired one shot. When police asked where he shot Bailey, he claimed he didn't know. 'He could have taken me out,' Stokes said earlier in the interview. 'It was either me or him.' Gary Police investigations Cmdr. Ed Gonzalez and Det. Jason Szemes told Stokes evidence including the city's license plate readers showed he had help disposing Bailey's body. Was the body transported in your relative's car, Gonzales asked him. I am just taking responsibility for what I did, Stokes responded. A fourth bail hearing is on Aug. 1. The hearings will determine the strength of the evidence against him and if Stokes would be released before trial. Bailey's mother called police after he stopped responding to her calls and texts around 6:43 p.m. Oct. 5, documents show. His family tracked his cell phone location first to Woodlake Village Apartments on the 500 block of Vermillion Place. His mother headed there to talk to the woman he just started dating. The woman said she was looking for him, too. Then, Bailey's mother tracked his car to 9th Avenue and Roosevelt Street. She found it there — off the road, still running with her maroon Chrysler 200 in drive, she told police. Investigators were tipped off on Oct. 10 that Bailey was shot inside the girlfriend's apartment. His body was moved to the bathroom for several hours. His car was taken to 9th and Roosevelt to 'throw off the investigation.' The girlfriend changed her number after Bailey was killed, the affidavit states. 'Why would you do that with our child present,' the ex-girlfriend screamed. 'That's who I am,' Stokes responded. Two detectives went to the Stokes' house in the 700 block of Louisiana Street, where they found the Ford Flex, silver Infiniti and black Audi, his family's vehicles. License plate readers showed Bailey showed up to the apartment on Oct. 5. Later, the Chrysler 200 was driven off, followed by the black Audi toward 9th and Roosevelt, to ditch Bailey's car, before the black car headed back to the apartment. Then, the black Audi and Ford Flex head to the 2300 block of Clay Street, where Bailey's body was later found.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Man sentenced to life for killing Florence airport officer in 2020
FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — A man who shot and killed a Florence airport officer in 2020 was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the 12th Circuit Solicitor's Office said. James Edward Bell was sentenced for the killing of Jackson Winkeler. Solicitor Ed Clements said the death penalty was on the table until Bell's life sentence. The death penalty was taken off the table through a negotiated sentence with agreement from all parties, including Winkeler's family. Arrest warrants state that in early January 2020, Winkeler, a Florence Regional Airport Officer, initiated a traffic stop on a white 2014 Chrysler 200 on the airport property. During the traffic stop, Bell shot and killed Winkeler. When additional officers arrived, the warrants said they found Winkeler's body on the ground beside his vehicle, and his service weapon was missing. Officers also found an empty 9mm handgun that did not belong to Winkeler, along with more than 30 spent shell casings. Bell was found in the Chrysler, which was near Highway 52, by Florence County Sheriff's deputies, according to the warrants. When deputies searched Bell, they found Winkeler's service weapon and a magazine consistent with the handgun left near Winkeler's body. Clements thanked law enforcement for their work on the case. * * * Caleb is a digital producer at News13. Caleb joined the team in January 2023 after graduating from Liberty University. He is from Northern Virginia. Follow Caleb on X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Bicyclist dies in car crash in Branson
BRANSON, Mo. — A bicyclist has died following a car crash in Branson on early Wednesday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway, a 68-year-old man from Kansas City has died after being struck on his bicycle around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday in Branson. Salem man arrested for allegedly shooting electric utility workers MSHP says the man was struck in the rear by a 74-year-old Branson woman driving a 2013 Chrysler 200 as she was going northbound. The man was pronounced deceased on the scene by Taney County Coroner. The next of kin has been notified of the man's passing. This is Troop D's 45th fatality crash for 2025. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
