PRINCETON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – According to Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney Brian K. Cochran, William Jones, Jr., age 28, of Princeton, West Virginia, was sentenced to 1-3 years in prison for Attempting to Solicit a Minor via a Computer.
Princeton Police arrested Jones in April, 2023. Jones, Jr. was indicted by the June 2023 Mercer County Grand Jury.
Cochran said Judge William Sadler handed down the maximum prison sentence on Thursday, February 29, 2024.
Cochran also thanked Detective E.T. Pugh of the Princeton Police Department for his thorough investigation into this crime.