featured emotional impact statements from officer walker's family and they talked a cop killer rafael jones in his mid-50s, with a criminal record since he was 12 years old. >> the sentence has been passed down by judge jeffrey minehart who convicted jones. he shot and killed jeffrey moses jr. in 2012 at what was beginning as a robbery attempt. he was walking home from a bus stop after finishing his shift at the 21st police district. this carries a mandatory life sentence without parole. >> one other note, rafael jones showed no remorse whatsoever as the sentence was passed and is on his way to be behind bars for the rest of his life with no opportunity for parole. live at the justice center in center city, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> delaware county authorities are investigating three fires that broke out along the same chester block in less than a week. it happened on the 400 block of bicly place and firefighters arrived and flames and heavy smoke coming from the row home, authorities however were first called to the block for a fire in an unoccupied home on sa

. >> reporter: it's mandatory lincoln financial in prison for convicted cop killer rafael jones, a career criminal his arrest record dating back to age 12 at a non-jury trial he was convicted of murdering police officer moses walker jr. as he walked in civilian clothing on august 15th 2012. >> rafael jones along with another career criminal, chaney mcfarland at cb moore looking for easy victims and they set upon officer walker thinking he was in fac a temple student. >> impact statements from officer walker's mother and a long time colleague the first cop to the crime scene finding out it was his long time friend that was killed. >> if i could turn back the hans of time to get there earlier i would have done that. >> this is just another page in this chapter, we are happy that justice was serving and he is off the streets, but it's never over. >> rafael's attorney vows to appeal. >> i go against brutal cops and thuggish cops, it's rare when the defense and prosecution can see that the officer was a great person and in fact a hero. that is what moses walker was. >> at no point during his h

right now rafael jones will never walk the streets again. this is 25-year-old rafael jones of north philadelphia going to life behind bars without the chance of parole. the death of officer moses walker jr. mandates that sentence. >> this is walker walking home in the predawn hours of august 2012 after finishing his shift at the 25th district seconds later, jones and another man tried to rob him. jones the da says is finally off the streets forever. >> he started his criminal history at the able of 12 committing a burglary and his life is one long unabated crime spree. >> officer walker's mother delivered an impact statement in court this morning. >> he is going to do life in prison, i am happy about that he won't be on the streets harming anybody else. i believe justice was done. >> jones's lawyer believes that he was not the trigger man but believe its was the other man mcfarland. in exchange for his testimony against jones he cut a deal to do 20 to 40 years in prison. >> the other go the witness was the go that brought the guy from his ho

. >>> convicted police killer rafael jones was sentenced to life in prison today without possibility of parole for murder of philadelphia police officer moses walker. on august 18th 2012, jones and another man tried to rob officer walker as he walked to a bus after his shift. they shot him twice. after today's sentencing officer walker's mother spoke about her family's pain. >> i cannot go forward. it is not over. it will never be over. this is just another page that we are turning in this chapter, you know, but my family is satisfied, we're happy that justice was served and he is off the streets but it will never be over. >> the other man involved in officer walker's murder, chancer mcfarland is serving 20 to 40 years in prison. >>> they went to haiti to help but they wound up needing help themselves. far from home a local church mission group was robbed at gunpoint and tied up. today they talk about their ordeal with our pat ciarrocchi. >> i opened the door and said take me i am necessity charge of this mission. >> reporter: this is one fierce missionary. >> if you go go to kill, k

rafael jones killed officer walker. in court, the officer's mother called jones ded ded jones an animal. his mother led a prayer outside of center city philadelphia. >> from his history, that he's an animal, but i expected that. i knew justice is going to be served, i just wished the punishment fit the crime. >> co-defendant mcfarland accepted a 20 to 40-year plea deal in exchange for his testimony against jones. >>> the jessica padgett murder case will take the next step forward in charging gregory graf is charged with killing his stepdaughter and abusing her corpse. police found her body behind a shed on graf's property last november. she was last seen leaving her job at a north hampton day care five days later. investigators say graf shot is and killed her and then video taped himself abusing her. >>> a man leaves a 3-year-old boy in a car. the police say the boyfriend drove off after a traffic stop in west philadelphia last night. they chased hill later recovered his car in upper darby, and the toddler was found ins

rafael jones killed officer walker in court. the officer's mother called jones an animal. jones shot officer walker in august 2012 while walker was headed home from new york in north philadelphia. after yesterday's sentencing officer walker's mother led a prayer circle outside the courthouse in center city. she said she was not surprised that her son's killer showed no remorse. >> i know from his history that he's had an animal so i expected that but i knew justice was going to be served you know. i just wished that punishment fit the crime. >> jones' co-defendant chance mcfarland accepted a 20 to 30-year plea deal in exchange for his testimony against jones. >>> the jessica padgett murder case will take the next step towards her killer gregory graf is charged with killing his ten daughter and abuse her corpse. graf's lawyers are preparing an insanity defense. police found her body behind a shed on graf's property last november. she was last seen leaving her job at a northampton day care. >>> yesterday, a bucks county jury found marcel johnson guilty of murdering a pregnan

. >>> 25 year-old rafael jones sentenced to life behind bars. sentence was handed down today by a common pleas court judge. jones shot and killed off-duty police officer moses walker, jr. in august of 2012. walker's mother said today i'm happy jones won't be on the streets harming anybody else. so in a sense i believe justice was done. >>> police arrested two former employees of are a dental office in the logan section of philadelphia. the two men allegedly caused a disturbance this afternoon inside all care dental on the 5700 block of north broad street. the police say the suspect then stabbed a security guard. the victim is in stable condition tonight. both suspects are in custody. >>> kennedy university health security officers put their skills to the test tonight. the hospital in stratford, new jersey stranged an emergency simulation. officers practiced how they would react if an armed intruder came into the hospital. stratford's police and fire departments and summerdale's police department took part in the simulation tonight. >>> upper dar

judge found rafael jones guilty of the murder and attempted robbery of officer moses walker, junior. officer finished at 22nd police district in august 202 when two men tried to rob him. other suspect negotiated a guilty plea. >>> well congress grills amtrak officials and investigators during a hearing about the deadly derailment in philadelphia testimony repeat that had speed had played a role in that crash that killed eight people and injured about 200 others. but witnesses have have no new information for the house transportation committee. now the lack of new finings left members of the congress frustrated. >> we didn't get the type of answer that left us fully understanding why after three weeks we don't have an answer to the question of whether or not texting or phone calls were happening. >> the national transportation i havety board's preliminary report says it is unclear if the damage to the windshield was caused by a rock or object thrown at the train. >>> senate has given final approval to renew many post 9/11 surveillance programs and now the white house says it will work

. >>> convicted murder rafael jones was sentenced to life in prison today without the possibility of parole for the murder of off-duty philadelphia police officer moses walker. jones and another man tried to rob officer walker on august 18th, 2012, as he walk to a bus. they shot him twice killing him. "eyewitness news" spoke to the first responders at that scene where walker was shot. >> i cannot say it is justice served, but whether it is justice or not it won't bring moses back. it won't bring our friend back. it won't bring my collogue's brother back. >> reporter: are officer walker's family has since set up a scholarship fun in his name to deserving single parents to trade school or college. >>> philadelphia police are investigating a shooting in the mill creek neighborhood. police responded to a corner market at forty-sixth and parish where they found the man suffering from two gunshot wound. that victim was taken to penn presbyterian medical center and is in stable condition tonight. in the meantime police continue to investigate the shooting. >>> the public will have a chance

. >>> it is sentencing day for rafael jones. jones facing life sentence for murder of off-duty philadelphia police officer moses taylor junior in august of 2012. >>> well, prosecutors in the colorado theater shooting played a chilling tape that shows james will holmes talking to a variety about killing a dozen people. andrew spencer has more on what the jury heard. >> reporter: despite comparison to the joker and speculation about his mental state james holmes told a psychiatrist he was calm, collect as he prepared to walk into this movie theater in a aurora colorado where wow kill a dozen people and injury 70 others. calm and collect is how he described donning a gas mask, turning up music on his wireless headphones, stepping in the theater and throwing a tear gas can store. >> unaudible. >> his shotgun runs out of ammunition. >> i put the gun down and switched. >> reporter: recording played in court on tuesday is part of the 22 hours of session that is holmes had with a psychiatrist have after he pleaded in the guilty by reaso

. >> reporter: the sentencing hearing for rafael jones has not begun yet. there are dozens of police officers up on the 11th floor waiting to get into the courtroom. i did see someone with the victim's advocacy program but i did not see the relatives of officer walker. he accepted terms of a guilty plea in this capital murder case back in december. it's been almost three years since officer walker was gunned down while heading home from work. you see officer walker and the two defendants including cloenze inging jones near 20th. walker was killed when he resisted the duo's robbery attempt as he was walking down the street. jones was on probation at the time when he killed walker. we're going to stay on top of the hearing. as soon as it begins and the outcome of it we'll have both for you this afternoon. >>> thank you. still no sign of the sun outside. another overcast day across our region. here is a live look at the ben franklin bridge over the delaware river in philadelphia spanning over there to new jersey. glenn is here now with the forecast. >> yeah it

rafael jones kills officer walker. jones shot walker in 2012 while walker was headed home from work in north philadelphia. after yesterday's sentence officer walker's mother led a prayer circle outside of the courthouse in center city. she said she's not surprised her son's killer showed no remorse. >> we know from his history that he's an animal so i expected that. i knew justice was going to be served, you know i just wished that the punishment fit the crime. >> his co-defendant mcfarland accepted a 20 to 40-year plea deal in exchange for testimony against jones. >>> the city wants to buy a 27-acre property known as international plaza in tinicum township. and it focuses on what residents should expect as the project moves forward. nearby residents have been fighting the expansion saying it would diminish their property value. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >>> another cloudy and kind of a dreary start to the day once again with temperatures staying well below av

rafael jones shot and kills moses walker jr. after jones tried to rob him. he was in plain clothes at the time and "action news" reporter vernon odom was in court today and will have more coming up on the sentencing at 5:00. >>> a man cutting down a tree on east falls was injured after a crane fell over and trapped him underneath. john this was quite a scene. >> this definitely was quite a scene, the mishap occurred at 10:30-11:00 this moshing and crews are crews are now finishing up and earlier it was quite a sight, it was hard to process. >> my sister said what is that? >> what indeed? a truck and crane seemingly hanging in midair and its boom in a tree. it began when a tree crew came to cut down a diseased and dying oak tree but the branched toppled over and injured a worker. >> the crane was holding part of a tree and the arm was extended and someone was in a bucket truck and we believe that that person was the one that was injured. the injured worker said to be alert and responsive was taken to the hop and we are told his injuries are not life-threateni

today a philadelphia judge sentenced rafael jones to life in prison without the chance of parole. it's for the 2012 murder of officer moses walker shot to death heading home after working his shift. doug shimell in the courtroom for today's sentencing and he has reaction. >> no remorse today in court? >> yeah. exactly. and many defendants at least pretend they're sorry. raphael jones didn't at least try. >> through tears, officer moses walker's mother pointed at her son's killer in court and told him he should rot in hell. >> he's going to do life in prison. i'm happy about that. >> reporter: he was being sentenced for robbing and killing the police veteran as he walked home from work in 2012. his friend and fellow officer gave an emotional account of the scene. >> there's nothing you can do to save them. it affects you a lot. >> just before the judge gave him life in prison without parole he read a statement questioning the judge's authority to impose the sentence and expressed no remorse. >> if there's any remorse, the shooter should be the person that expresses remorse. >> shou

. >> but rafael jones never told the court he was sorry. but, instead, challenged the judge's authority to impose the sentence. officer ryan saunders held walker as he lay dying. >> for him to not show any lack of concern or any type of remorse, that hurts a lot. but he'll have the rest of his life to think about that in person. >> chancellor mcfarland testified against him. >> you can only express remorse if you're the guy who did it. it was the other guy who actually did the shooting. so if there's any remorse, the shooter should be the person who expresses the remorse. >> should he have said it that way instead of the way he did? >> i can't speak for him. i would just say that i, personally would've said it different. >> prayers outside the court and a pledge about his journal they found. >> moses had wrote on a first page. the rest of those pages, it's blank for what the walker family's doing. we're filling in pages. his life's not going to be in vain. >> reporter: well the family says the foundation they created in his name also helps

. >>> quick killer rafael jones is serving a life sentence for murder of the philadelphia police officer moses walker. august 182,012th, prosecutors say that jones and another man tried to rob officer walker trying to walk to his bus stop. officer was shot twice. after the sentencing officer walker's mother spoke about her pain that never goes away. >> i cannot go forward it is not over. it is never going to be over. it is just another page that we are turning in this chapter. you know, but my family is satisfied, we're happy that justice was served and he is off the street but it will never be over. >> other man responsible for officer walker's murder chancer mcfar land is serving 20 to 40 years in prison. >>> authorities say that two terror suspects in boston were allegedly plot to go carry out a isis style beheading and then change that are mind to focus on killing police officer. federal investigators say that 24 year-old david wright seen here in court yesterday tried to hide a smart phone belong to go 26 year-old osama rahim. rahim was shot and killed by members of the joint terror

judge found rafael jones guilt of the murder and attempted robbery of officer moses walker junior. men tried to rob him. the other suspects negotiated a guilty plea. >>> katie has your forecast, she's in the weather center good morning. >> good morning, ukee. forecast looking dreary for us out there today. we will continue to track the sluggish retreat of the frontal boundary which unfortunately isn't going to completely retreat. once it sings off the to the south here it will return here tomorrow. storm scan three is showing any kind of wet weather is confine, what a loss to the south of philadelphia a and most of the delaware valley. so we've got a better shot that we will see a little hint of sunshine here today but we are stuck in the cloud right now and there will be stray showers that fire up to the southern, again, third or so of our area, and 67 degrees is the spec high. little better then yesterday in terms of the temperature. comfortable tonight though 59 degrees under the clouds and we do expect to see a new round of showers moving north, once again tomorrow, they should

killer rafael generals will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering philadelphia police officer moses walker. in 2012, officer walker finish his shift and was walking to a bus stop when jones and another man tried to rob him. they had a gun and shot the officer twice. the other man responsible chancer mcfarland is serving 20 to 40 years in prison. >>> the fbi now says that the man killed tuesday by a anti terror task force in boston had been plot ago tax a against police officers. osama a rahim is said of spoken of beheadings, purchased knives and talk about an a attack on boys on blue. authorities say office hours confronted him retreated after he pulled a military style knife but fired when he refused to drop it. his nephew is being held on charges of conspiracy with intent to help construct a federal investigation. >>> bomb threat forced evacuation of the cherry hill mall. chopper three over that scene around 8:00 last night. employees and shoppers waited in the parking lot while law enforcement swept the mall. nothing suspicious was found a and the mall was reopen. the the threat is under investigation. >>> meanwhile police in ocean count a rest 24 year-old, in connect