Murdered St. Louis Repo Man Set Up?

Alleged Killer Claims He Was Called by the Borrower Before the Shooting

St. Louis, MO – September 9, 2023 – Like I said before, no good deed goes unpunished. Police have released new details of the events before and after the murder of 44-year-old repossessor and agency owner Jesse Jones. As Jones was helping her move, according to statements made to police by the alleged killer, the borrower called the shooter advising him that they were coming. Murdered St. Louis Repo Man Set Up?

On Thursday the 7^th at about 1pm, Jesse Jones had arrived at an address at the 5900 block of Hamilton Terrace in St’ Louis. Jones had located the leased Jeep he was sent to repossess, but it was loaded with the borrower’s property, and she was in the process of moving. Out of the kindness of his heart, he had agreed to help her unpack and move it at the new address.

At some time after arrival at the new address, Jones was allegedly confronted by an armed 27-year-old Dwayne Davis. Jones was shot and died in the street in his bear foot slippers. The Jeep went missing.

The Capture

Suggesting a small lender or car lot lease, the Jeep was equipped with GPS. Police tracked the alleged shooter, from the crime scene. By the next day, investigators had tracked the vehicle out of state to Cahokia Heights, Illinois.

Illinois State Police attempted to stop the vehicle, but the Jeep sped away before crashing on the Poplar Street Bridge, according to court documents. According to the state police, Davis was spotted exiting the Jeep after the crash and then throwing a gun off the bridge.

The Call

In the charging documents against Davis, St. Louis police allege that Davis told investigators that the woman who had leased the Jeep called him about the repossession.

Murder suspect, 27-year-old Dwayne Davis

This is what prompted him to carjack and shoot Jones according to police.

Details of the content of the alleged conversation between the accused and the borrower are at this point unknown or unreported. There is no mention or allegation of complicity or conspiracy leveled against the borrower by police at this time.

Davis remains in custody and has been denied bond. He has been charged with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, 2 counts of armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection with Jones’s death. Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch

The Widow Speaks

Jesse Jones’ widow, Chrysta, broke her silence to reports of KSDK Monday and shared her heartache.

Chrysta Jones’ days have been filled with grief, shock and crying herself to sleep since last Thursday. Before that day, she was joined at the hip to her husband, Jesse. His “female equivalent,” She is now left to carry the heavy burden of raising their daughter without her father. Murdered St. Louis Repo Man Set Up?

“The next and last time that I will ever see [Jesse] will be to release him to the morgue so he can be cremated”, Chrysta said.

Murdered St. Louis Repo Man Set Up? I have reached out to JJ’s Towing in St. Louis through their Facebook business contact numbers and email address and have heard nothing back. There are still no signs of fundraising effort to support Chrysta and her family as they deal with their loss. The company Facebook page shows the following contact numbers for them for anyone who wishes to offer condolences or support fundraising to help them through this tragedy.