18-year-old arrested for running over man’s head multiple times

Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jerrell Noah Jones, 18, Monday, Nov. 10. for a Sept. 16 incident on Silver Star Road near Belco Drive. 

According to the arrest warrant affidavit, a witness said she saw a silver Dodge Dart hit a man and run over his body multiple times. 

The vehicle, driven by Jones, reversed over the man’s head, drove over his head and reversed again before speeding off, deputies said. 

Two weeks later, the sheriff’s office was able to identify Jones vehicle through traffic cameras and with a search warrant, deputies conducted a traffic stop.

 Officers were told by Jones girlfriend she believes he intentionally ran over the victim and said he told her he thought the man had a weapon on him. 

Another person who was in the car was found to have “ways to cover up hit n run” on his/her Google search. 

When Jones was interviewed, he denied involvement and said he had never seen the victim before. 

Jones is currently facing an attempted second-degree murder charge and is being held in the Orange County jail with no bond. 

When deputies tried to speak with the victim, they were told he appeared to have an “altered mental status” due to multiple brain bleeds and a fractured skull caused by the occurrence.