--- description: South Carolina man Timothy Ray Jones is facing five murder charges in relation to the deaths of his children. title: Father of 5 on Murder Charges image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd1b8de6c51d4e6f/6986a2fbf983e771d604f96d/timothy_ray_jones.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Father of 5 Dead Children Faces Murder Charges by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 12, 2014 9:31 AM CUT  Timothy Ray Jones, Jr. is pictured at the Lexington County Detention Center in Lexington, South Carolina in this September 11, 2014 handout photo. Timothy Ray Jones, Jr. is pictured at the Lexington County Detention Center in Lexington, South Carolina in this September 11, 2014 handout photo.Handout —Reuters by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 12, 2014 9:31 AM CUT A South Carolina man has been [extradited](http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-father-five-children-killed-felonies-20140911-story.html#page=1 "undefined") to his home state, and booked in connection with the deaths of his five children, after being arrested in Mississippi on Sept. 6. Timothy Ray Jones, 32, was transported back to South Carolina on Thursday and booked into a jail in Lexington County, the Los Angeles _Times_ reported. Jones was [stopped at a checkpoint](http://time.com/3318503/charges-expected-against-father-of-5-dead-children/ "undefined") in Raleigh, Miss., six days ago on suspicion of drunk driving. The strong smell of chemicals from his car led police to investigate further, which led to the discovery of his children’s clothes along with blood. On Tuesday, Jones led law-enforcement officers to a spot just off the Alabama highway where they found the bodies of his five children, aged 1 to 8, in plastic bags. Authorities told the _Times_ they believe he drove almost 700 miles through four states before finally dumping the bodies in Alabama. According to warrants, Jones will face five murder charges for allegedly “willfully and maliciously” killing his children in his Lexington home. He had primary custody of the children from his ex-wife, who reported them missing on Sept. 3. Jones is expected to appear in court on Friday. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3332169/timothy-ray-jones-five-children-murder-charges-south-carolina/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3332169/timothy-ray-jones-five-children-murder-charges-south-carolina/"},"headline":"Father of 5 Dead Children Faces Murder Charges","datePublished":"2014-09-12T09:31:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:08:55.231Z","description":"Authorities allege Timothy Ray Jones killed his children \"willfully and maliciously\"","url":"https://time.com/3332169/timothy-ray-jones-five-children-murder-charges-south-carolina/","keywords":["Children","Murder","Crime","alabama","Arrest","South Carolina"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd1b8de6c51d4e6f/6986a2fbf983e771d604f96d/timothy_ray_jones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd1b8de6c51d4e6f/6986a2fbf983e771d604f96d/timothy_ray_jones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Timothy Ray Jones, Jr. is pictured at the Lexington County Detention Center in Lexington, South Carolina in this handout photo","caption":"Timothy Ray Jones, Jr. is pictured at the Lexington County Detention Center in Lexington, South Carolina in this handout photo","creditText":"Handout —Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3332169/timothy-ray-jones-five-children-murder-charges-south-carolina/","name":"Father of 5 Dead Children Faces Murder Charges"}}]}] ```