Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal east Asheville shooting

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A woman charged with shooting and killing a man and injuring another pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault charges on Feb. 3, 2025. Buncombe County District Attorney Todd Williams said Jalia Love Jones, 22, was sentenced to more than eight years in prison for the Jan. 30, 2022, incident that killed Carl Ellington Jr. and injured Staekwon Taylor…

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