anthony lamar jones lives here with his wife and teenaged son. fairfield police shut down clipper lane so fbi agents could search for evidence in anthony lamar jones' house. they wouldn't tell us what they were looking for inside. but outside fbi agents interviewed neighbors like manuel garcia to find out what they know about the man suspected of killing 13-year- old genelle conway allen. >> strange and quiet. he didn't say much. >> reporter: that's how neighbors describe him, quiet. jones and his family moved in about a year and a half ago. neighbors tell me his wife works but he appears to be unemployed. >> never seen him working, never really seen him like have a job or anything. >> reporter: the arrest shook this fairfield neighborhood. >> super creepy, man. i have my little girl here so, oh, it's creepy but i'm glad they caught the guy. >> sick, really shocking. just seeing the commotion and everything is a lot. >> reporter: fairfield police arrested him around 7 a.m. in the 1100 block of east tabor avenue near where police surveillance camer

tonight the solano county district attorney announced murder charges against this man 32-year-old anthony lamar jones. police arrested jones at 7:00 in morning for the killing of 13-year-old janelle conway allen. a passer by found her naked body at a fairfield park a week ago today. police gave few details about the suspects or the crime. >> jones was identified as a suspect early on in this case. since that time he has been under 24 hour surveillance. >> reporter: at 9:00 this morning, neighbors watched as police and the fbi descended on this home on clifford lane. >> i can't answer any questions right now. >> i don't know what to think. >> reporter: wouldn't confirm who lived at this house by tell me the 13-year-old murder is the only case the fbi is in town investigating. >> it's a quiet neighborhood. a nice quiet neighborhood. never thought anything like this would happen of course. >> reporter: one neighbor told me he had seen him cutting hair in the garage. police say they have evidence linking jones to the killing and told ktvu they contacted sacramento county investigators as well to see if i

his name is anthony lamar jones a 32-year-old baurer from from fairfield. >> all that happened therewas about a minute long statement. and the prosecutor introduced those involved in the case and apologized to victim families so. a lot of details are still forth coming. we'll keep you postedthon. >> you might remember the young woman who fuse used profanity then flipped off a judge this week. >> the ant yeks -- antics of the 18-year-old went viral resulting in the judge doubling her bail on a drug possession charge and gave her 30 days in jail for contempt of court, today she was back in miami dade court, singing a very different tune in front of the same judge. the teenager offered a tear afl polling.zpdm and i apologize not only to the court and you, but to my family. >> the judge dropped the contempt charge and released her from jail. her lawyer said she'll complete a drug treatment program to address the charges of illegally possessing xanax. >> moving on to business news a momentous courter for aol and google chief of planning is planning to unload some of his shares. >> hi, emi

arrest in the suspect in this case. >> reporter: police released this photo of 32-year-old anthony lamar jones. in a brief prepared statement police gave few details about the man or the crime. >> jones was identified as a suspect early on in this case. since that time he has been under 24 hours surveillance. >> reporter: the owner of the convenience store near where jones was arrested runs an unusual neighborhood watch. we asked if he recognized jones. >> if you noted a revision. >> reporter: but they did say police asked them for surveillance video. >> so they asked you for a week's worth of surveillance. >> weeks, from monday to friday. >> reporter: the owner of the barber shop also says police asked for surveillance video there too. one girl who lived aid cross the street from the home where police and fbi are camped out right now said he had seen jones cutting hair in the garage. >> have you ever seen that guy right there? >> no. >> reporter: most neighbors we talked to said they hasn't seen the man in the mug shots until now. >> nice quiet neighborhood. never thought anything like this w

there was no danger to public. >> the suspected murder, 32- year-old anthony lamar jones is a barber photos from a social networking site show him hard at work at the crowns barber shop. one of several places surrounded by yellow tape today. a section of east taber, was also a crime scene. this is where a surveillance camera captured janelle's image moments before she was kidnapped. >> super creepy, my little girl here, so it's creepy, but i'm glad they caught the guy. >> police and fbi investigators spent the day collecting evidence at jones' home on clipper lane where folks can't believe their neighbor was capable of kidnapping, rape, and murder. >> strange and quiet. you didn't really say much. >> jones is scheduled for his first court date next wednesday. ken, there's a mix of anger here tonight, mourning, comfort for the family and appreciation to the police in catching the man who they say killed the 13- year-old girl. >> yeah, and still a will lot of shock. joe vasquez in fairfield tonight, thank you, joe. >>> the exl.a. cop is still on the loose. detectives searched his mom's

they have been watching 32-year- old anthony lamar jones. he was arrested at 7:00 this morning in fairfield. >> we have evidence linking jones to this homicide. we believe, at this time, he acted alone and there are no other suspects named in this case. >> the body was found in a fairfield park one week ago. >>> happening now, a vigil in her honor. we are live in fairfield with what has been learned about the investigation and the man now in custody. >> reporter: this vigil started 30 minutes ago. if we show you the crowd out here you can see several hundred people have gathered at this park. some are carrying signs and balloons and many holding candles. the friends and the family of the foster child, the victim of this murder, organized this vigil earlier in the week but news of the arrest made the event more somber. >> reporter: crime scene tape roped off all entrances to the barbershop. anthony lamar jones is the co- owner of this barbershop. the 32-year-old was arrested for the murder of the 13-year- old. >> we saw the police showing up

but his family did speak up. >> reporter: take a look here at anthony lamar jones. till cameras were allowed in court. capturing these pictures. jones show very little emotion during his first court appearance. most of the time, he blankly stared at the judge. he only uttered a few words - speaking softly telling the court he needed the public defender to represent him. he is possibly facing the death penalty - for allegedly murdering genelle conway allen shown here. he didn't enter a plea - that will come later when he comes to back to court next week. during the entire hearing, jones never looked around the court room to acknowledge the nearly dozen family members and friends there to support him. outside - the group joined together. they had these to say to kron four news. >> did he do it? is he innocent? do you have anything to say? in fairfield, terisa estacio, kron 4 >> pam: new at eight. new details. on an old cold case crime. allegedly committed by the man who is now the prime suspect in the kevin collins kidnapping. kron 4's maureen kelly uncovered new facts

and murder of a 13-year-old girl made his first court appearance today and today, we learned anthony lamar jonesth penalty if convicted. the murder of jan yell conway allen. laura? >> this hearing lasted just minutes. anthony jones answer td simple question was a yes, sir, or no, sir. his members of his family were in court along with the man who found this young girl's body. dressed in a jail jump suit, 22-year-old anthony lamar jones said just a few words as he made his first appearance, jones charged with kidnap, rape and murder of a 13-year-old@pc allen a 7th grader whose nude body was nound a fairfield park. eric may is a hemless man who found the lifeless body on the morning of february 1. he sat in the courtroom.

anthony lamar jones is allan witt park last friday.a explosion attempt. according to the fbi the suspect wanted to start a civil war and felt like blowing up a bank was the first step in doing that. 28 year old matthew llaneza of san jose is who we are talking about. you can see this bank of america is just 4 floors. he drove an suv under that overpass last night, thought there was a bomb in there, and tried to detonate it. nothing happened though as the fbi was already involved in the case. vo as to why he picked this bank there are a couple of reason. f.b.i reports show that he wanted to blow up a bay area bank. his original thought was to blow up the federal reserve bank in san francisco but felt like there would be too much security around it. so he came to this location in oakland. he felt like bank of america was a big name and oakland would be a good spot because it is often the center of protests. he was working with someone who he thought had taliban ties but it turns out that person is an undercover f.b.i agent. according to

anthony lamar jones, 32 is their sole suspect in the killing of the seventh grader. tonight janelle was remembered in the same spot that he was found. >> this place where violence occurred, we're reclaiming as a place of peace. >> reporter: a relief to the phaoupbty -- community, but for her family. >> why, why did this have to happen. >> reporter: a family member who did not know that janelle and her brother had been removed from her home and placed in foster care. >> i would like to say relief but it's not, the pain is too much. we're glad there's an arrest. we're glad he's off the streets he should have never touched her to begin with. >> reporter: janelle's foster parents were at the vigil, they said they loved her. at one point plucking her puncture out of the memorial and holding it tight. >> every day she came with a smile. he wanted more for life. she had plans, she had a story. you know how unfair to be taken from that at 13. >> reporter: the vigil ended tonight with some of the janelle's out of town relatives writing messages and releasing balloons. they sa

investigators took 32-year- old anthony lamar jones into custody early this morning. he is accused of killing 13- year-old genelle conway- allen. who was last seen alive in suisun city. 3- miles away from where her body was found. police did not elaborate as to how jones is linked to the crime. but they believe he acted alone. right now. a vigil is being held for genelle at alan philippe.? many people did not even know her but there were so touched by her story. i also spoke with the family members that are glad to hear that anthony lamar is the arrested. but that is still not take away the pain. how difficult is it for you to talk about her in the past tense? >> it is not good. she should not be in the past tense. i keep waiting for her to show up. >> issue is beautiful, smart a wonderful little girl. - she was beautiful, talented and love life. >> issue was so sweet and so nice. she went through a slot. she was so sweet and she went through--a lot she was an inspiration. >> reporter: that is another makeshift memorial wishing her the best of luck. the family members

anthony lamar jones, 32 is their sole suspect in the killing of the seventh grader. tonight janelle was remembered in the same spot that he was found. >> this place where violence occurred, we're reclaiming as a place of peace. >> reporter: a relief to the phaoupbty -- community, but for her family. >> why, why did this have to happen. >> reporter: a family member who did not know that janelle and her brother had been removed from her home and placed in foster care. >> i would like to say relief but it's not, the pain is too much. we're glad there's an arrest. we're glad he's off the streets he should have never touched her to begin with. >> reporter: janelle's foster parents were at the vigil, they said they loved her. at one point plucking her puncture out of the memorial and holding it tight. >> every day she came with a smile. he wanted more for life. she had plans, she had a story. you know how unfair to be taken from that at 13. >> reporter: the vigil ended tonight with some of the janelle's out of town relatives writing messages and releasing balloons. they sa

anthony lamar jones of fairfield is facing charges of kidnapping, rape, murder.cused of killing conway allen. her naked body was found in a park in fairfield. jones is a barber at the crown's barbershop in fairfield. investigators have been watching him from the beginning. >> he was identified early on as a suspect in this case. under 24-hour surveillance. and therefore there was no danger to the public. >> they left him in december and then filed for a restraining order last month. he'll be in court next wednesday. >>> just hours after that arrest, hundreds of mourners held a vigil. she was the 7th grader in fairfield. she lived with her foster family. relative and friends came from all over northern california to the vigil last night. >> no answers. the big question is why. why didn't you leave her alone? i hope that you get what is coming to you. >> the birth father. you see them there at the vigil as well. telling them that they hope the suspect gets what he deserves. >>> san jose may soon be home for a fleet of private planes. check out what they will look l

. >> anthony lamar jones not the not guilty and will be back in court again, tomorrow, fbi wrapped upan investigation on so called speed freak killers and did not find new human remains. it began after serial killer wesley shermantine revealed he and his partner buried bodies there decades ago. >> south san francisco police looking for a man who assaulted a 19-year-old exchange student from japan when she won't talk to him. it happened last night. the woman had gotten off a train. her until coming across another person on the trail. >> a study of fish shows we're not always getting what we're paying for abc 7 news is live in monterey. some of the fish samples were activitied. -- tested. >> that is true. many do choose fish due to taste and avoiding those species high in mercury or threatened by overfishing. mislabeling turning out to be higher in california than other parts of the country. it's an accusation of bait and switch. 1200 samples were tested. nationwideáímú third indicated the fish mislabeled. consumers paying for expensive fish butu?=/t getting cheaper f. >> i think we ca

murder of a 13-year-old girl made his first court appearance today and today we learnd that anthony lamar jonesill convicted of killing janelle con way allen. more from laura anthony. >> reporter: dressed in a black and white jail jump suit, 32-year-old anthony lamar jones said just a few words as he made his first appearance in the courtroom. he is charged with the kidnap rape and murder of 13-year-old janelle con way allen a 7th grader whose nude body was found in a fairfield park. eric may is the homeless man who found the girl's lifeless body on the morning of february 1. he sat in the front row of the courtroom. >> why did you want to be there? >> mostly for the family and her friends. i think i owe it to them to be there. >> jones who worked at a local barber shop did not enter a plea to charges that could bring him the death penalty. murder with three special circumstances. kidnapping, rape and a lewd act upon a child under the age of 14. jones was arrested near his mother's apartment last friday. the last known photo of janelle was taken from a store is surveillance camera across the st

they do believe anthony lamar jones killed her. he is also accused of kidnap willing, lewd acts on a child, and rape and he could get the death penalty if convicted but the prosecution have not said if they will seek the death penalty. his wife has described him as a violent man saying she was afraid of him. she got a restraining order against him a few days before she disappeared. she described hip as violent and stubbed and was fearing for her life. he is due in court at 8:30 this morning and is held in jail without bail. >> new this morning when south africa, a stunning twist in the murder case facing "blade runner" oscar pistorius with the lead investigator facing his own legal trouble, attempted murder. oscar pistorius is losing a key sponsor here in the united states. abc7 news reporter is tracking all the developments from the newsroom. >> oscar pistorius will spend another night in jail. the prosecution is now starting their closing arguments in the bail hearing and a reporter inside the south africa court says the judge wi

>> anthony lamar jones is expected to enter a plea in court today but fairfield will be focused on the victim today. there will be a public funeral for 13-year-old janell conway allen, being held at 1:00 o'clock today, at the benicia city cemetery. the 7th grader was missing for a day before her body was found in court. the accused killer did not enter a plea when he was in court but now he is charged with murder and they added kidnapping, rape, and lewd acts on a child. because of the special circumstances he could be sentenced to death if he is convicted. he is due in court at 8:30 this morning and is being held in jail without bail. >> thank you very much. new this morning the lead investigator in the oscar pistorius case is facing attempted murder charges of his own. we could find out today if oscar pistorius is granted bail. katie marzullo has the latest from the newsroom. yesterday was not a good day for the prosecution. >> no, bombshell and a real blow to the case and also happening right now, cnn is reporting there was a threat in the courtroom and the judge cleared the courtro

esta mañana la policía de fairfield dio a conocer la detención de este hombre, se trata de anthony lamar jonesecirle al público que este hombre es el único sospechoso que estamos vigilando ,no pensamos que hayan otros individuos envuletos en el crimen. >>> la policía dice que sacaron más artículos de la casa del sospechoso, la familia de la jovencita, también le proporcionó información a la familia. >>> le comento que jones, el sospechoso fue remitido a los separos del condado de la cárcel de solano, bajo sospecha de cometer violación y actos lascivos contra una menor, continuamos con más información . >>> declaran culpable a un de hombre unión city que violó a una menor de 7 años, abuso sexual, mantener relaciones sexuales con una menor de 10 años y otros son parte de los cargos. >>e> sta tarde un niño de 4 años perdió la vida después de ca en una piscina en livermore la policía calificó la muerte como accidental. >>> después de la tragedia que le costó la vida a 8 persons, ,las autoridades del transporte prohubieron a la empresa escapas mágicas su trabajo en territorio estadounidense >>> la

today police arrested anthony lamar jones of fairfield for her murder. kron 4's philippe djegal shows us the people who gathered tonight in her honor. >> we should not be referring to her as the past tense >> issue was a brave person. >> she was a beautiful. smart. talented. >> issue was very sweet. she went through a lot. >> she was very sweet. no matter what she went through, she always found someone to laugh. >> reporter: would do think of this? >> hold your children in tow close. friends and family say more than 300 people showed up to allen witt park friday night. to pay their respects during a candlelight vigil for 13- year-old genelle conway- allen. she was murdered in the park a week ago. a make-shift memorial has been growing in the area since the day she was killed. people stopped by to light candles, say and prayer and remember the slain teen. the victim's family members say they appreciate all of the support. and, on a day when the man suspected in conway-allen's murder was arrested. those closest to conway- allen say they are at least thankf

. >> this morning police arrested 32-year-old anthony lamar jones for murder, kidnapping and rape of child. >> jones was identified as a suspect early on in this case. since that time he has been under 24-hour surveillance. >> police scoured his two-story home in this fairfield neighborhood. they also searched the barber shop he opened last year. janelle was last seen a week ago. she left her foster parents' home for school. her body was under to the next day. >> you know, i have been out of her life for a year. >> her father, josh alan, says he and janelle's mother had trouble with drugs and lost custody of janelle last year. in spite of their obstacles, she kept a smile on her face. >> great kid, great child. very loving and affection gnat. i love her with all of my heart. >> and i spoke to the accused killer's mother and she has been following this story and praying for janelle's family only to be devastated to find out that the prime suspect is her son. reporting live in fairfield, alan alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. the former police officer accused of killing three people i

. >> this morning police arrested 32-year-old anthony lamar jones for murder, kidnapping and rape of child. >> jones was identified as a suspect early on in this case. since that time he has been under 24-hour surveillance. >> police scoured his two-story home in this fairfield neighborhood. they also searched the barber shop he opened last year. janelle was last seen a week ago. she left her foster parents' home for school. her body was under to the next day. >> you know, i have been out of her life for a year. >> her father, josh alan, says he and janelle's mother had trouble with drugs and lost custody of janelle last year. in spite of their obstacles, she kept a smile on her face. >> great kid, great child. very loving and affection gnat. i love her with all of my heart. >> and i spoke to the accused killer's mother and she has been following this story and praying for janelle's family only to be devastated to find out that the prime suspect is her son. reporting live in fairfield, alan alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. the former police officer accused of killing three people i

this morning, 32 yearly anthony lamar jones pled not guilty to murder charges. he could face the death penalty. >>> a san jose tent city is about to be torn down. the camp sprung up recently on land near the mineta national airport. city officials will raid the camp on march 4. the cost for the clean-up will top $40,000. >>> the state earned poor marks for road conditions in a national report released today. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec with why the golden state is falling behind the rest of the country. >> roads are bad. >> very frustrating. >> they need to be fixed. >> reporter: the results of a new study on our roadways didn't come as a surprise to bay area drivers. >> too much traffic. potholes. bad. >> reporter: california's roadways are going downhill according to the reason foundation. for the past 2 decades the group tracked spending per mile on state-owned roads and measured performance analyzing things like conditions, congestion and highway deaths. california was the only state that failed to improve in at least three of seven categories. >> there's a

police arrested 32-year-old anthony lamar jones in fairfield on friday. he raped and killed janell conway allen. her body was found in a park on february 1st. police are not saying how jones crossed paths with the girl. >>> it happened yesterday afternoon on monterey street. the police officers from berkeley said they came to the richmond home to serve a search warrant when the dogs attacked them. police opened fire and killed the dogs when they attacked an officer. >>> the white house is unvailing details of president obama's plan to deal with the growing threat of cyber attacks. in his state of the union address, the president said power grids, financial institutions, and air traffic control systems are all targets. he signed an executive order calls for new standards to protect computer systems that run crucial infrastructure. the order also directs intelligence agencies to share classified threat information with the companies. >>> tomorrow afternoon a board will hear proposal to buy an unmanned drone. the sheriff wants to fly the aircraft over danger

. >> this morning police arrested 32-year-old anthony lamar jones for murder, kidnapping and rape of child. >> jones was identified as a suspect early on in this case. since that time he has been under 24-hour surveillance. >> police scoured his two-story home in this fairfield neighborhood. they also searched the barber shop he opened last year. janelle was last seen a week ago. she left her foster parents' home for school. her body was under to the next day. >> you know, i have been out of her life for a year. >> her father, josh alan, says he and janelle's mother had trouble with drugs and lost custody of janelle last year. in spite of their obstacles, she kept a smile on her face. >> great kid, great child. very loving and affection gnat. i love her with all of my heart. >> and i spoke to the accused killer's mother and she has been following this story and praying for janelle's family only to be devastated to find out that the prime suspect is her son. reporting live in fairfield, alan alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. the former police officer accused of killing three people i

this is the photo of the suspect, his name is anthony lamar jones, 32 years old from fairfield, he was arrested for that. she was found a week ago today, her naked body found in a park by a passerby. today they released scant details still keeping things close to the vest but here is what they had to say minutes ago. >> jones was identified as a suspect early on in this case, since that time he has been under 24 hour surveillance, therefore there was no danger to public during the investigation. we have evidence linking jones to this homicide and we believe at this time he acted alone and there are no other suspects named in this case. >> now jones was found in fairfield. he was arrested at 7:00 this morning. as you heard after being under 24 hour surveillance, so as police said no danger to anyone else in the community. i did ask police if this case was linked to another one a year ago. jessica funk has lem was a girl found dead any baseball dugout in sacramento county last year, police told me they have been in contact with those authorities and have not ruled that out. again this is

mean while the man suspected of killing janel, a local barber, anthony lamar jones, was at the solano county courthouse this morning. the 32-year-old pleaded not guilty. cameras were not allowed hin. he made in. he made a brief appearance, his armed shackled there. he faces those charges. he was a homeless man who found her body and attended the hearing and says he wants just is to served. >> i don't think anything in life prepares for you what i saw, i don't. i don't see how the first responders, you know they face this stuff on a daily basis and all it took me was that one time. >> now another man showed up to the hearing, kevin gay who says he gets his haircut by jones. >> he is in the community you know, you want to feel safe, i want to follow and understand everything from all aspects and not just her side, his side, just understand what the whole process is. >> janel went missing january 31st. the last photo of her alive comes from a police camera, just miles from her school, green valley middle, where she was a 7th grader, police have not revealed how jones and janel might have

anthony lamar jones made a brief appearance with his arms shackled to his waist. his public defender pled not guilty on his behalf to the charge of murder with special circumstances that include kidnapping, rape and lewd and lascivious act on a child under the age of 14. that means he is eligible for the death penalty. she disappeared january 31st. the next morning, her naked body was found. eric ray made that horrific discovery and made the promise to attend all other court proceedings to make sure justice gets served for janell. >> he doesn't look like a monster. but what he did -- and i had all these thoughts going through my mind like what terror she must have felt before he killed her. she probably knew she was going to die. and to think, it was a 13-year-old girl. it's having a negative impact on me. >> he was a well-kept, to himself guy. talk sports, little things like that. but you never know anything about anybody. >> reporter: that was kevin gay, who is also in court this morning because he wanted to lay eyes onts man he knew from trips to the barber. po

the 32-year-old anthony lamar jones is charged with kidnapping, lewd acts with a child, rape, and murder. >> it is important for me to show up first for the family so they know there are people out there that care. >> kevin used to talk to jones at the barber shop. >> i never met the girl but it is...it is the community. you want to feel safe and you want to understand. >> she was in this spot in fairfield park is still covered with stuffed animals and through worries. eric now wear as bracelet with her name engraved. >> all the thoughts going through my mind, like, what tearer she felt before being killed. she probably knew she would die and to think she was 13. >> the community will have a public funeral with a couple hundred people expected. eric says he plans to be at every court hearing he doesn't think he can handle the funeral. >> i would like to but i think it would do me more harm than good. >> the funeral is schedud for 1:00 o'clock this afternoon at the benicia city cemetery and it is open to the public. reporting live from benicia for abc7 news. >> new this morning, south san

now, this is a picture we want to show you of 32 year old anthony lamar jones from an earlier court appearance. he is accused of sexually assaulting and killing the 13 year old allen and leaving her body at a fairfield park. jones is eligible for the death penalty if he is convicted. he is due back in court next week. >> family and friends said their final good-byes yesterday. the 13 year old was laid to rest during an emotional ceremony. she attended green valley middle school in fairfield and the school plans to hold a fund- raising dinner for her family tomorrow. >> time is 4:46. the man that has been in prison for a shooting in west oakland nearly 7 years ago could be released today. attorney versus argued he was the victim of police work and lying witnesses have who have since taken back their stories. now they agree his conviction should be overturned and they're asking the court to free him. the judge could decide to do that at today's hearing. >> california has some of the toughest gun laws in the country including a ban on assault weapons but there's a growing number of illegal weapon

fairfield police arrested this man, 32-year-old anthony lamar jones at 7 a.m. at his home on east tabor avenue in fairfield. they say they identified him very early on as a suspect in this investigation. and that they had him under 24- hour surveillance so the community was not in danger. 13-year-old genelle conway allen was found dead in allan witt park in fairfield a week ago. her body was naked in the parking lot found by a passerby just before 7 a.m. she lived in a foster home and had last been seen earlier. at that news conference about 20 minutes ago, police wouldn't answer any questions about exactly what happened to her but said the investigation is ongoing. >> investigators are following up with potential witnesses and associates, therefore please be patient until further information can be released. our priority is due process and successful prosecution. >> reporter: now, that officer also road a statement from genelle's foster mother. she is obviously distraught. there is going to be a vigil in her honor at 6:30 tonight. we'll have a lot more informa

and raping a 13-year-old girl is expected back in court sometime this morning. 32-year-old anthony lamar jones will likely be arraigned today. jones stands accused of killing 13-year-old and leaving her naked body in a fairfield park earlier this month. prosecutors say he could face the death penalty. >>> uc berkeley police searching for teenage girls wanting for attacking women near the cal campus. they say both women were sprayed in the face with a toxic substance possibly pepper spray and one was punched and knocked to the ground. the teens allegedly tried to rob the victims but a man passing by the area intervened and suspects took off getting in a white dodge charger. the victims were not seriously hurt. >>> president obama may be joining the effort to overturn california's ban on same-sex marriage. this morning the white house says the president is considering urging the supreme court to overturn proposition 8. the president has expressed his support for gay marriage saying his administration would do whatever it could to promote marriage equality. the administration has until the end of

anthony lamar jones was arrested friday suspected of killing genelle conway allen whose nude body wask earlier in fairfield's allan witt park. restraining order documents suggested he had grown increasingly violent in the days before the murder. in the documents, jones' he is strange wife described a recent incident in which they were together in a car. here's one quote. anthony looked at me and said, i don't want to scare you, but i have a knife and a gun and i don't want to die alone. she said at that point, she jumped out of the moving car. the restraining order against jones was issued february 1 the day conway allen's body was found. >>> 4:36 now. one man was killed, another one injured, when a gunman opened fire in a santa clara county neighborhood. sheriff's deputies found the dead man on rhonda drive in a cambrian neighborhood about 4:00 yesterday afternoon. around the same time another man showed up at a good samaritan hospital with gunshot wounds from that same address. the man is expected to be okay. >>> palo alto police released this sketch of an armed robbery suspect desc

. >> we found out a little more information about the suspect anthony lamar jones. the so law know county sheriff's department says he now faces charges of murder, kidnapping and rape. >> they came from all over northern california, fairfield where 13-year-old genelle conway was suffering. vallejo where she used to live with her natural mom. josh allen is her birth father. >> what do you want to say to this guy who did this. >> you know, i mean, he'll get what he deserves. >> about 500 people lit candles and said a prayer at the sight where genelle's naked body was discovered one week ago just a few hours after cops announced arrests. >> no answers. the big question is why and why didn't you live her alone? i hope you get what's coming to you. >> jones was identified early on as a suspect in this case. since that time, he's been under 24-hour sure vail lance therefore, there was no danger to public. >> the suspected murderer is a barber by trade. these photos from a social networking site show him hard at work one of several places surrounded by yellow tape today. a

of killing a 13- year-old girl in fairfield is due back in court this morning. 32-year-old anthony lamar jones is scheduled to be arraigned for the murder of genelle conway allen. her body was found in a park february 1 and jones was arrested a week later. police think he acted alone. >>> osha is blaming unsafe working conditions for the death of a medical researcher at the san francisco veterans affairs medical center. 25-year-old richard din died last year after handling a rare strain of meningitis bacteria. he was trying to create a vaccine for it. osha says the va failed to properly supervise and protect the researcher. >>> coming up, a valentine's day to remember. how a bay area couple's romantic stroll turned in a big test of honesty. >> plus their nightmare voyage could be your ticket to an amazing deal. the best way to get 80% off your next cruise. >> a weatherman steps out of the studio to take a ride in a plane. how he ended up asleep on the job. [ laughter ] >> lawrence, are you watching? hitting the midwest today... with warnings covering nearly all of nebraska, kansas and missouri

officer arrested anthony lamar jones last week. he is suspected of killing 13- year-old genelle conway allen whose body was found in allan witt park in fairfield. they had jones under 24-hour surveillance since the murder before they finally arrested him. >>> 4:36 now. let's check in with lawrence once again on the weather. you said maybe one raindrop? >> maybe two! [ laughter ] >> in the a lot but it's something to look forward to. maybe we'll get things going. but today we'll see great weather around the bay area. starting out with a couple of patches of fog outside early on toward the coast and even some of the valley fog showing up in the north buy, chilly temperatures, too. 32 in santa rosa right now. 35 in fairfield. 35 degrees in livermore. and 46 and patchy fog into san francisco. high pressure continuing to sit over head, in fact it's likely going to strengthen over the next couple of days. temperatures going to be a little warmer this afternoon. let's plan on plenty of sunshine, some mid-60s in the valleys, very nice even

anthony lamar jones could face the death penalty if convicted. >>> a bay area football coach says he was fired for doing the right thing. and now the ex-head coach is suing st. patrick-st. vincent high school in vallejo. he claimed freshman players told him about sexual hazing between teammates. he was fired because school leaders said he was responsible for the students' actions. his attorney argues cerbone was a scapegoat. >> we believe that ultimately, it was the dean of students, it was the principal, it was the senior administrative staff that was responsible for supervising the kids during that period, which was after school let out but before football practice began. >>> a school spokesman tells kpix 5 so far the school hasn't been served with the lawsuit. the case could take several months. >>> homemade, fully automatic, assault rifles. an east bay man handed over six of them to police when they arrested him. and he said he made them in his garage. kpix 5's mark sayre is in newark where police acted on a tip about a man making guns. mark. >> reporter: well, allen, this all st

fairfield police arrested 32- year-old anthony lamar jones at his home yesterday. is facing four felony counts. last night, a vigil was held for janelle conway alan. hundreds gathered as the fairfield park where her body was found last friday. >>> meantime, a bail hearing is set for next wednesday in federal court for the san jose man accused of planning a terrorist attack. agents arrested the 28-year-old man yesterday outside a bank of america branch on hagen burger road in oakland. authorities say he intended to blow up the building with a car bomb. an undercover fbi agent posing as a taliban sympathizer helped him build a phony explosive. >>> we are learning new details about an explosion last month inside the apartment of the uc davis researcher. the sacramento bee reports investigators found several chemicals inside david snyder's apartment, including a primary ingredient used in the plastic explosive c4. in the report, it also says that authorities found firearms and several boxes of ammunition in the apartment. snyder injured his hands in the blast. he has p

just hours after the man suspected of killing her appeared in the solano county court house, anthony lamar jonesed not guilty to murder, also charged with kidnapping lewd act was a child and rape. the victim was laid to rest in a cemetery in benicia. laura anthony attended the service. >> it's a lot of sadness but it's a home coming. she gets to go home now. >> while still coming to grips with how she died, friends and family of the 13-year-old spent this day celebrating the way she lived. >> she's a sweet young lady. you would never know she had a sad bone in her body. when he knew her, she always smiled and laughed. >> she was full of energy. wanted everyone to be happy. >> candice tells us her sister will be alls with her. >> she'd be like, calm down, stop crying i'm here no matter what. i'm going to always be here. >> in a solemn service genelle laid to rest in a white casket with red roses. the service three weeks after the girl's body was found in a park. >> i've never had to experience this. >> the principal of green valley middle[vçw school she waa bright, cheerful 7th grader. >> genell

. >> police arrested 32-year-old anthony lamar jones for murder, kidnapping and rape of a child. >> jones was identified as a suspect early in this case. sings that time he has been under surveillance. >> they scoured his two-story home in the fairfield neighborhood. they also searched the barbershop he opened. he was last seen a week ago. she left her foster home for school. her body was found the next day. >> her father says he and janelle's brother had trouble with drugs and lost custody of her last year. despite of the obstacles she kept a smile on her face. >> very loving child. i love her with all my heart. >> i also spoke to accused killer's mother she has been praying for the family only to be devastating that the prime suspect is her son. >> katie: coming up, the widow of former penn state paterno is defending her husband. what she has written. and also david louie looks into an intriguing idea to merge the bay area into one giant city state. plus, a young woman who got plusthey don't need one,got wes, clay, and demarcus tried on the depend real fit briefs for charity to prove ho

in court documents filed, anthony lamar jones at a strange wives said jones had many pilot episodes.of the couple's fairfield home where she says he threatened to burn her house down. a judge ordered a temporary restraining order against jones prevent him from coming 100 ft. from his estranged wife as well as our parents and couples dog. they can build police find a baby alligator daria mary what marijuana of rest and a good bill. lory and william reilly were booked into solano county jail after police searched her home and found more than 50 lbs. of marijuana, seven fire arms, more than 2 $29,000 in cash and treat foot long baby alligator. >> the man who ran the cargo ship costco blues and in the bay bridge building 50,000 gal. of fuel and the bay wants his license back. john cota has filed a lawsuit alleging that the u.s. department of home as security and the coast guard violated his civil rights by denying his request to renew his merchant marine license. sampras's officials are racing to raise teen the tens of millions of dollars from private donors to pay for security, transpor

anthony lamar jones is 32 years old arrested this morning at his mother's apartment in this residentialomplex. neighbor tells us an officer knocked on her door he asked me questions and showed me pictures of a man that they thought was the perpetrator. showed me pictures of the girl z asked if i had been to crown barber. >> crown barber turned out to be a hair styling shop jones reportedly started here at this shopping mall last year. police also appeared here this morning during the operation. they took evidence from the shop and boarded up the windows and door. this contractor was shocked to learn about this arrest. >> they did seem like nice guys they're going to start a business and -- nothing seemed out of the ordinary. >> police roped off this house this morning. investigators brought out more evidence from the home. police say they identified him early in the investigation. >> he's been under 24 hour surveillance there is no danger to public during the investigation. >> jones mother's apartment is a few blocks from this market this, week, police released a picture of the 13-year-

. >> earlier today accused killer anthony lamar jones entered a plea of not guilty.he 32-year-old lived the park where her body was found and arrested a week after the murder. >> and from alameda received a certificate of appreciation today. last month, grappo intervened when a man attacked kneelly. he was honored for the selfless action autos oakland a's could be closer to moving from san jose. stop me if you've heard this before. >> yes. move. >> lou wolf has been pushing for a move out of oakland. >> yes zmlb released guideline that's could alout team to return to the south bay. >> more on this. nick? >> like larry said this is a story we've heard before. you know if oakland mayor has her way, where i'm standing now could be the home of the =÷ because the a's ask team owner in the spotlight after a guideline on hout team could move to san jose was made public. to be clear there is no guarantee the a's will ever move and build a stadium in san jose. the owner made it clear he wants to move but a new report suggesting major league baseball presented the a's with a p

anthony lamar jones is being charged with sexual assault and murder.ody was out of the parking at allen witt park in fairfield february 1st. dell will appear in court later again this month. her funeral was held at for their ability and ebony's the city cemetery. it was a quiet ceremony with the music or singing. some brought flowers a book on her white casket. >> i miss her so much, that is my baby. >> she can draw, she would cover every single wall. she is at so much energy. she made everybody happy. >> hurt green valley middle school principal was at the federal and said the school has been greatly affected by this tragedy. he's as grief counselors will be available for this to end as long as it is needed. >> as that of a jury found of man guilty of killing his girlfriend was sane when he would commit a murder. jurors rejected peter shui's claimed he was insane when he stabbed lijia zheng 11 times with a kitchen knife in august of 2011. does the same jury that found him guilty of second-degree murder on wednesday. defense lawyers tried argue that he

we show you the restraining order filed by the estranged wife of anthony lamar jones. and why she said she feared for her life. new tonight at 8. kron four's terisa estacio obtained copies of that restraining order. which was filed just days before genelle conway- allen went missing. >> reporter: in these court documents. jones's estranged wife details several violent episodes - one took place here at the couple's fairfield home. she writes how the two were in the bedroom and quote. he threatened to burn my house down and ruin my credit. he pushed me more than once and he dragged me from the bed by my foot onto the floor. she goes on to say that "he threw an object at me and it missed and broke the bedroom window. she adds that jones' mother was in the house at the time and tried to stop her son during his rage. but was not successful. jones estranged wife says she got away by running out the door and down the street with him chasing her. she says she went door to door hoping someone would call police and save her. she says she eventually got away she noticed jones car

anthony lamar jones is charged with the rape and kidnap and murder of a teenager. jones is due to appear in court thursday, prosecutors say if found guilty he would be eligible for the death penalty. >>> the police department are looking forehead light darfur red light operator being -- for red light operators and they are not expected to be coming home for the busy weekend. >>> some people are worried this could cause major annoyances and talking about cell phones in flight, some are concerned about health problems. >> we do have the day off today and let's take a look at what we have and by now we would see a lot more slowed traffic at bay bridge at key points and it is light and although certainly there are people out there on the roads. same thing for 880, this traffic is moving a long on the peninsular. traffic looks great and no major problems on 208 either. -- 280 either, let's go to steve. >>> system is moving in from the north and it will be here tomorrow, a lot of colds air, we could use a lot more of it, unfortunately it looks like one and done and a sys

this is the picture of anthony lamar jones from an earlier appearance. jones is accused of murder, rape, kidnapping and lewd acts with a minor. if convicted he could face the death penalty. >>> the in their legal brief, the couple said this badge of inferiority, separateness and inquality must be extinguished. the supreme court justices are scheduled to hear the case on february 26. >>> the state monitoring report out today says 175,000 california bar row -- borrowers have received help. another 20,000 are in the midst of trial mortgage reductions. about 59,000 short sales have been agreed to because of the settlement. >>> happening now, a protest at city college of san francisco where students are occupying a campus building tonight. ktvu's debra villalon are live with the latest and the police reaction to it. >> reporter: peaceful but persistent so far, come on in a little closer. you can see there are a few dozen squatters in the lobby here at conlin hall. this is the main administration building for this embattled community college. it might pass for

she was the victim of anthony lamar jones unraveling life. his estranged life just weeks before her murder. >> reporter: murder suspect, had grown increasingly violent in recent days according to restraining order documents obtained by the fairfield daily republic. he lived with his wife here on clifford lane. one of several homes swarming with investigators. january 25th, mrs. jones told the court, that she and her husband were in the car headed home when he began describing how a woman he had been trying to date rejected him. quote anthony looked at me and said i don't want to scare you but i have a knife and gun and don't want to die alone. she writes she was so afraid her husband was going to kill her she jumped out of the car as it was moving and escaped into a nearby shopping center. she wrote i believed if i brought him back to the house he would kill me and himself. mrs. jones wrote of another incident where her husband assaulted her and threatened to burn down her house and destroy her credit. he pushed me more than once and dragged

. >> police arrested 32-year-old anthony lamar jones for murder, kidnapping and rape of a child. >> jonesas identified as a suspect early on in this case. since that time he has been under 24 hour surveillance. >> police scoured his two-story home in this fairfield neighborhood. they also searched the barbershop he opened in fairfield last year. genelle was last seen a week ago. she left her foster parent's home in sue suisun city for school. her body was found the next day. >> i have actually been out of her life about a year or so. >> her father, josh allen, said he and genelle's mother had trouble with drugs and lost custody of genelle last year. but in spite of their obstacles, he said she kept a smile on her face. >> a great kid, a great child. very loving, affectionate. i love her with all my heart. >> i also spoke to the accused killer's mother who said she has been following this story and praying for genelle's family, only to be devastated to find out that the prime suspect is her son. reporting in fairfield, i'm allen wong, abc7 news. >>> we continue to follow developing news. t

this is the picture of anthony lamar jones from an earlier appearance. jones is accused of murder, rape, kidnapping and lewd acts with a minor. if convicted he could face the death penalty. >>> the in their legal brief, the couple said this badge of inferiority, separateness and inquality must be extinguished. the supreme court justices are scheduled to hear the case on february 26. >>> the state monitoring report out today says 175,000 california bar row -- borrowers have received help. another 20,000 are in the midst of trial mortgage reductions. about 59,000 short sales have been agreed to because of the settlement. >>> happening now, a protest at city college of san francisco where students are occupying a campus building tonight. ktvu's debra villalon are live with the latest and the police reaction to it. >> reporter: peaceful but persistent so far, come on in a little closer. you can see there are a few dozen squatters in the lobby here at conlin hall. this is the main administration building for this embattled community college. it might pass for

anthony lamar jones was arrested friday.d a week earlier in fairfield's allan witt park. restraining order documents filed by jones' estranged wife and obtained by the fairfield daily republic suggested jones was increasingly violent in the days before the murder. >>> two people are injured after a corvette went off mount hamilton road and down a cliff. rescuers found the car buried in brush yesterday afternoon. the chp provided a helicopter and specialized rescue crews from the san jose fire department. they were called in to fix ropes and extricate the driver. stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment. >>> good morning. out to oakland, southbound 880 approaching 16th avenue we have an accident there blocking one lane. there are some backups there just in the southbound direction. once you get past 16th, this is closer towards the coliseum and oakland airport. then as you can see both directions are moving fine. it is pretty busy now on westbound 580 through the altamont pass and livermore. and it's all because of