Djhonna Mari Jones

By Zak Failla From Daily Voice

A 46-year-old woman is facing multiple murder charges in Maryland for her role in a fatal shooting in late October, authorities announced on Thursday.

Lexington Park resident Djhonna Mari Jones is the latest to be arrested in connection with the shooting after an argument turned deadly outside a Maryland home, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office.

At around 6:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, deputies were called to the 21000 block of Bellevue Court in Lexington Park to investigate a reported assault in progress where shots were fired.

Upon arrival, deputies found a man dead near the driveway of an area home, as David Scott Jones, 58, stood nearby holding a handgun. He was previously arrested and charged with murder for the shooting.

On Nov. 20, officials said that warrants for Jones' arrest were issued earlier this week, and she was taken into custody and charged with: 

  • First-degree murder;

  • Second-degree murder;
  • Use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence;
  • Carrying a loaded handgun on or about her person.

She is being held without bond at the St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown.

The fatal shooting remains under investigation.