MCS Report #607
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: Alton Police Department
Date of Activation: 01/11/2016
Commander and Department: Maj. Jeff Connor, Madison County Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Lt. Justin Lieberman, Southern Illinois University PD
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. Brian Riggar, O’Fallon PD
Victim: Romell L. Jones
Suspect: Ta’Mon F. Ford
The Alton Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Romell Jones. At around 5:15pm, police officers responded to a community recreation center on Acorn Street in the Alton Acres housing project for a report of shots fired. There they discovered Romell Jones (age 11) who had been struck in the chest by a gunshot round. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The investigation revealed Ta’Mon Ford (age 18) had been in a vehicle with several other people when he went to the area over a social media dispute he had against some other individuals. Romell was not involved in that dispute.
As a result of this investigation, Ta’Mon Ford was charged with two counts of 1st Degree Murder in Romell's death. He was arrested on a no-bond warrant.
