LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A man appointed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to head the Arkansas Parole Board will serve years for lying to investigators about having sex with a minor. He showed me a document that stated that he had been fired from the local police department.
Jamol Jones, whom Sanders named as board chairman last week, was accused of lying to investigators about whether he had sex with a 17-year-old girl in 2018, according to his personnel file released in response to Freedom. He was fired from the Benton Police Department in 2016. Information Act requests. The document was first reported Thursday night by Little Rock television station KATV.
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Jones twice lied to detectives investigating the relationship, initially saying he had only spoken to the girl. Prosecutors did not pursue any charges against Jones, but she lied to investigators and she was fired for violating the department’s ethics code, documents show.
Jones told internal affairs investigators that he didn’t know the girl’s age, but “he should have had some clues,” including a Snapchat message in which the girl talked about going to class all day, according to the documents. He admitted that.
A spokesperson for Sanders declined to comment on whether the governor or his office knew about the investigation into Jones before appointing him or whether he believed Sanders should still serve as parole commissioner. Didn’t mention it.
The AR Parole Commissioner claims he did not know the age of the girl in question.
“Jamor bravely served our country in the Army, protected our communities as a police officer, and provided the experience and knowledge to serve on post-prison transfer boards and corrections boards,” spokeswoman Alexa Henning said. said in an email.
Sanders said last week that Jones’ “experience in law enforcement makes it clear that he will take on this important role.” His appointment as chairman of the seven-member commission expires on January 14, 2030.
Jones is an Army veteran who also served as a corporal assigned to patrol in the training division of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Jones declined to say whether he had discussed the investigation and his removal with the governor’s office before his appointment.
“While I have not broken any laws and have not been charged, I made the mistake of asking God and my family for forgiveness. I take full responsibility for my actions,” Jones said in an email. Stated. “I am proud to serve my country and state and support my wife and family.”
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Mr. Jones also serves as chairman of the parole board and as a member of the state corrections commission. The revelations about his firing come amid an escalating battle between Sanders and the commission over who will run the state’s prison system.
A state judge has blocked a law Mr. Sanders signed last year that would have stripped the commission of corrections commissioners’ authority over hiring and firing. Following the ruling, the board fired Sanders’ appointees.
