Plea and Charges
, 25, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated malicious wounding, and five counts of firearm use in a felony, related to the 2022 shooting at the .
The shooting, which targeted specific victims, resulted in the deaths of football players Lavel Davis Jr., D’Sean Perry, and Devin Chandler, and injuries to and Marlee Morgan.
Legal and Community Response
Jones' plea agreement avoids a trial, previously set for January, on aggravated murder charges that could have led to life without parole. He faces a sentencing hearing in February.
UVA agreed to pay $9 million in a settlement to victims' families, with calls for the release of an independent probe into the shooting, which had been postponed due to trial concerns.