Public Safety

Citra man sentenced to 30 years for fatally shooting grandfather

A Marion County man, Mike Anthony Jones Jr., 26, received the maximum 30-year prison sentence for the second-degree murder of his grandfather, William Pray, during a domestic dispute on Dec. 26, 2022. Jones argued he acted in self-defense after witnessing Pray strike his mother, but witnesses told investigators he was not present for the initial altercation and detectives found no justification for the shooting. A first trial ended without a verdict; a second jury returned a guilty finding.

Sources: WCJB TV20