CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) - A Cincinnati man has been convicted of the murder of a woman in Clermont County in 2019 following a previous mistrial, prosecutors said.

Jabar Ishmail, 44, was found guilty of aggravated murder and murder after Union Township Police received multiple calls from a Days Inn hotel reporting Ishmail was standing in the lobby, claiming to have been assaulted, according to Clermont County prosecutors.

While treating Ishmail, first responders found a woman, 25-year-old Kailin Jones , who was stabbed several times in the room registered with Ishmail.

The investigation uncovered that Ishmail had beaten and stabbed the woman 18 times.

“I am proud of the work of law enforcement, as well as the Assistant Prosecutors on this case. Both agencies came together to ensu

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