Parole denied for Jarvis Jones after victims and DA raise concerns about anger and shootings

Jarvis Jones (DLC 727241) asked the board for parole but the panel denied the request after reviewing the facts of a 2020 shooting incident and hearing victim and district attorney concerns. Jones told the board he fired and that a ricochet struck two people; he described remorse and participation in prison programs, and supporters emphasized his family ties and employment prospects.

The district attorney’s representative said police reports showed multiple bullets at the scene and noted unresolved anger issues in Jones’s record; a representative for the DA said the charges were amended from attempted murder to aggravated battery. After hearing victim and prosecution statements, Chair Pete Freeman and other panel members voted to deny parole, urging Jones to complete anger-management programming while in custody.