N.C. man accused of killing his mom and attacking bondsman with ax after failing to appear in court

HOKE COUNTY, N.C. (TCN) — Authorities recently arrested a 46-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 73-year-old mother and attacking a bail bondsman with an ax.

According to the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office, on Monday, Dec. 16, a bail bondsman called 911 to report an assault in progress against another bail bondsman, as well as an unresponsive woman.

Officials told WNCN-TV that the bondsmen were at Caleb Jones’ home after he failed to show up to court for various charges, including violating a domestic violence protective order, communicating threats, and fleeing to elude arrest. The bondsman who called 911 reported an altercation between Jones and his mother, Linda Hall.

Following the fight, Jones allegedly went after the bondsmen, and the reporting party said the other had been “hit with an ax in the upper body area.”

The victims were transported to hospitals, and Hall was airlifted for further treatment but died from her injuries.

Jones reportedly barricaded himself inside the home, but authorities later took him into custody and transported him to a hospital.

Jones faces charges of second-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and two counts of assault inflicting serious injury with intent to kill. He was arrested on Dec. 23 and booked into the Hoke County Detention Center with a bond of over $1.77 million.

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