Charges allege Pennsylvania felon strangled girlfriend at Overland Airbnb

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – A Pennsylvania felon is dealing with home assault costs in north St. Louis County after strangling his girlfriend at a rented Airbnb in Overland.

In line with the St. Louis County Prosecuting Legal professional’s Workplace, Ameal Jones assaulted his girlfriend on April 29 inside an Airbnb within the 9400 block of Minerva Avenue in Overland. Police discovered the girlfriend with a swollen face with dried blood round her lips and face. A witness instructed investigators Jones strangled his girlfriend and punched her a number of instances. The girlfriend instructed police Jones beat her extra each time she known as for assist.

Police additionally discovered blood on the residence partitions and Jones’ shirt. Investigators say Jones and his girlfriend drove to St. Louis collectively from Pennsylvania and had been staying on the Airbnb with a bunch of individuals working to gather signatures for a poll petition to legalize marijuana.

The prosecuting legal professional’s workplace stated Jones is on parole in Pennsylvania for 2019 convictions of felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a firearm with out a license and giving police a false ID. Jones was additionally arrested in Pennsylvania in January of 2022 for strangulation and false imprisonment.

Now Jones is dealing with home assault costs within the first and second levels in St. Louis. A listening to was set for Could 31.

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