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Father sentenced for 9-year-old autistic son’s shooting
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 21, 2026 at 5:13 PM ET
Summary: Nicholas Jones, 34, pleaded no contest to murder in the shooting death of his 9-year-old autistic son, Princeton. He was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years to life in state prison after admitting he was armed with and used a weapon during the crime. Princeton was shot in the head in his grandparents’ yard in Compton, court records said.
WHO: Nicholas Jones; Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
WHAT: Nicholas Jones pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 15 years to life for the murder of his 9-year-old autistic son in a shooting at the grandparents’ yard.
WHEN: Aug 21, 2026
WHERE: Compton, California
WHY: Jones pleaded no contest and was sentenced in connection with the Nov. 30, 2024 killing of his son.
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