For Death on Arthur Ave in The Bronx Jones Faced Possible Death Penalty Now AG Say No

For Death on Arthur Ave in The Bronx Jones Faced Possible Death Penalty Now AG Say No by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 12 –  Charged with killing Clarence Adams on East 179th Street between Arthur Avenues on August 2, 2020 a defendant is now waiting to find out if DOJ will seek the death penalty.  On January 9 the US Attorney's Office wrote to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Lewis J. Liman seeking a 60 day delay in the conference set for January 13 as it is "still awaiting a final decision from the Capital Case Section as to whether the case will be a capital one."   On March 12 the AUSA wrote in: "Direction from Attorney General Not To Seek the Death Penalty for Jeffrey German Murder. Document filed by USA."   This case is USA v. Jones, 1:25-cr-345 (Liman) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com SDNY Press Room 500 Pearl Street, NY NY 10007 USA Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Reporter's mobile (and weekends): 718-716-3540 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com