Jonas Says He Shot Wife Because She Beat Him, Prosecutor Says
Plainfield man reportedly has no memory of shooting stepdaughter who is in drug-induced coma and paralyzed on her right side.
Albert Jonas told police he shot his wife in the chest because he could no longer stand her yelling and beating him, a prosecutor said at the Plainfield man’s bond hearing Wednesday. “I did it, I did it,” Jonas, 75, told police when they arrived at the couple’s 14531 General Drive home Tuesday morning to find him standing on the sidewalk. Will County Assistant State’s Attorney Joel Brown recounted the Plainfield Police Department’s case investigation to justify the decision to charge Jonas with one count of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery with a handgun. Jonas is accused of shooting his 62-year-old wife, Linda Jonas, in the chest and leg and his stepdaughter, Samantha Falbo, 25, in the head. While his …
Deb
7:54 am on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
You mother, the wife in the above story, died?? I'm so sorry to hear this. My thoughts are with you and your family. more ›