18-year-old Damarion Jones charged with armed carjacking and fleeing police

January 7, 2026 at 12:59 pm CST Jon Myers

An 18-year-old man, Damarion Jones, was arrested on January 6, 2026, on charges of armed carjacking and fleeing law enforcement, according to authorities.

Jones’s bond was denied.

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Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."

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