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Name: Julian "J Rue, J.J, X Cap" Jones (Thomas Smith, Julien Jones, Jay Jones, J Jones, JRue Jones)
Aliases: Thomas Smith, Julien Jones, Jay Jones, J Jones, JRue Jones, J Rue, J.J, X Cap
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Age Now: 35
Height: 6'
Weight: 165 lbs
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Black\rNormally has a goatee, but has probably shaven it by now.
Eyes (Color and Correction): Brown
Wanted for: Robbery, Rialto, CA; Feb 11, 2005
Homicide, Rialto, CA; Feb 11, 2005

Locations

Last seen: Las Vegas, NV Julian Jones was last seen escaping from an ex-girlfriend's house in Las Vegas.
Possible location: Arizona Florida
Last known: Unkown

Traits

Case Story

A Lesson In Armed Robbery

Cops say Julian Jones thought he had a knack for armed robberies -- and wanted to share his knowledge with his nephew, Keian Wade Williams. On February 11, 2005, cops say Julian turned the parking lot of a Union 76 gas station in Rialto, California into a classroom. They say Jones' preferred teaching method was having Williams jump right into a robbery, hoping he'd learn from first-hand experience. The lesson began with Jones and Williams enlisting a couple of women's help in luring two victims into a trap. Spencer Fleming and Mark Rodriguez were riding together in a car when cops say they were coaxed by the women to come to the back of the parking lot. There waited Jones and Williams, ready to pounce.

Setting The Trap

Surveillance footage from the gas station parking lot shows one of the women standing and talking with the men -- and police believe they can see the other woman signaling Jones and Williams to come out of hiding. The last useful images on the tape show the two armed men confronting Fleming and Rodriguez. Because the camera was so far away, and most of the action took place inside the car, police have pieced together what they think happened after the men approached their victims based on crime scene evidence. Cops say Keian Williams wasn't the best student, and the armed robbery went awry. They think Jones let Rodriguez out of the car, and Williams, new to the armed robbery scene, viewed that move as a mistake. Cops believe Williams forced Rodriguez into the backseat of the car -- but Rodriguez began to fight back. As they struggled, cops say Jones decided to take over for his student, and shot Rodriguez in the head. Then, cops say the duo walked calmly back to their car, where they believe Williams asked Jones not to shoot the other victim, Fleming. While Rodriguez, a husband and father of twins lay dying in the backseat, his friend since second grade sped off to a nearby hospital for help.

Cops: Williams Couldn't Cut It

In March 2005, police received a tip that Julian Jones was on the run in Las Vegas and staying with an ex-girlfriend. The tip came from the ex-girlfriend's father, who had seen a wanted poster for Jones. But when Vegas police tried to apprehend the fugitive, Jones escaped out the back of the building.  But Jones' student wasn't so lucky. When Rialto police threatened to arrest Williams' girlfriend, he did the right thing and turned himself in. Police now speculate that Julian Jones could be either in Florida or Arizona. Police also believe Jones' will do everything in his power to avoid going to prison.