CLERMONT, Florida—A man has been arrested for killing his stepson, and a second unidentified person and he is accused of kidnapping and raping a female in his home.
Justin Lamar Jones, 41, is accused of murdering his stepson at 244 Jewelfish Lane in unincorporated Clermont in a travel trailer Wednesday morning. Jones then tied up a female and raped her throughout the day until she was able to escape, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Lt. John Herrell.
The female’s identity and relationship to Jones and the murder victims will not be released because she is the victim of a sex crime.
Jones’s SUV was later spotted in the parking lot of Publix at the corner of U.S. Highway 27 and Hartwood Marsh Road in Clermont, and he was seen running on foot at a nearby Walgreens. He was apprehended and taken into custody and was being interviewed at press time.
During their investigation, detectives found a second body in the travel trailer at Thousand Trails Resort off U.S. Highway 27, according to Herrell. The identity of that person and Jones’ stepson have not been confirmed by LCSO.
Jones is facing two first degree murder charges, along with kidnapping and sexual battery, Herrell said.
