Lee County man arrested in connection with father’s death

LEESBURG – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Lee County man in connection with the death of his 69-year-old father.

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The GBI has arrested 47-year-old Tommy Clinton Jones of Lee County and charged him with first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault in connection with the death of his father, Tommy Lee Jones, 69.

At approximately 3:15 a.m. on Thursday, July 4, 2024, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office requested that the GBI conduct a death investigation. Preliminary information indicates that Lee County Sheriff’s officers responded to a home in the 1400 block of Smithville Road in Leesburg after 911 dispatch received a shooting call. When officers arrived on the scene, they heard gunshots coming from inside the home. Officers yelled for Jones to come out of the home, and a standoff ensued. Jones eventually came out, and officers took him into custody. He was later booked into the Lee County Jail. Officers also took custody of a firearm during the incident.

This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to provide tips to the GBI. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS(8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online or by downloading the “See Something, Send Something” mobile app.

Once the investigation is complete, the case will be turned over to the Southwestern Judicial Circuit Attorney’s Office for prosecution.