The mother of 9-year-old Princeton Jones, whose father was recently charged with his murder, said she is still struggling to find answers about what led to her son's death a week ago. During a news conference outside Compton City Hall early Saturday, the boy's mother, Creole Green, 31, said she's received no information from detectives or the boy's father about what occurred the night her son was killed.
Princeton was fatally shot on the night of Nov. The following day, L. County sheriff's detectives arrested the boy's father, Nicholas Thomas Jones, 32, of Compton, in connection with the young boy's death. The district attorney's office has charged Jones with one count of murder and one count of willful cruelty to a child causing possible injury or death.
Prosecutors also filed sentence enhancements for using a gun while committing a crime and causing harm that resulted in death. Green's family members said Jones has pleaded not guilty to the charges. A hearing in the case is scheduled for next month. Surrounded by family and supporters, Green took deep breaths while she stared down at her white shirt imprinted with a large photo of her smiling son. What happened? He was with Dad at Grandpa's house?
Was there something exposed that he wasn't suppose to see? Was someone fighting? Was there an argument? I wish someone would give me something.
I wish you would just give me a call and just let me know what exactly happened. I don't want to wait until January to find out what happened to my 9-year-old son. Green said she and Jones had conflicts with each other but ultimately came together to co-parent their son.
