#DC-0066
Theresa Jones
Charged · allegations
last updated 18 July 2026 · 2 sources
Confirmed facts
10
Open questions
5
Age
61
Stage
Charged
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Timeline of what's confirmed10 entries
4 July 2026
According to prosecutors, Theresa Jones drove her vehicle to the Fullerton Police Department at about 2:45 to 2:46 p.m. with her son, Emmanuel Wesley, in the back seat.
CBS Los Angeles; Los Angeles Times, citing prosecutors and an Orange County District Attorney release
4 July 2026
Prosecutors alleged that Emmanuel Wesley, 23, shot Theresa Jones, 61, twice in the back while she was in the driver's seat of her car; this is an unproven allegation.
Los Angeles Times, citing an Orange County District Attorney release
4 July 2026
According to prosecutors, surveillance video showed Wesley getting out of the vehicle after Jones slumped over; this account is part of the prosecution's allegations.
CBS Los Angeles; Los Angeles Times, citing prosecutors
4 July 2026
Prosecutors alleged that Wesley moved Jones into the passenger seat, got into the driver's seat, and drove away; this is an unproven allegation.
CBS Los Angeles; Los Angeles Times, citing prosecutors
7 July 2026
Theresa Jones was reported missing after she did not pick up her grandchild and did not respond to repeated phone calls.
CBS Los Angeles; Los Angeles Times, citing prosecutors
11 July 2026
Jones's body was found in the passenger seat of her vehicle, which was parked in a Fullerton church parking lot.
CBS Los Angeles; Los Angeles Times, citing prosecutors
17 July 2026
Emmanuel Wesley, 23, of Santa Ana, had been charged with one felony count of murder.
Los Angeles Times, citing an Orange County District Attorney release
17 July 2026
Wesley also had been charged with a felony enhancement for discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury or death.
Los Angeles Times, citing an Orange County District Attorney release
17 July 2026
Wesley had pleaded not guilty and was being held on no bail at the Orange County Jail.
Los Angeles Times, citing an Orange County District Attorney release
17 July 2026
If convicted on all charges, Wesley faces a maximum sentence of 50 years to life in prison; the charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.
CBS Los Angeles; Los Angeles Times, citing an Orange County District Attorney release
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What exact date did prosecutors file the criminal charge or charges?unconfirmed; not stated in reviewed trusted reporting · unconfirmed
What is the next scheduled court date?unconfirmed; not stated in reviewed trusted reporting · unconfirmed
Which Fullerton church parking lot was the vehicle found in?unconfirmed; reviewed trusted reporting did not name the church · unconfirmed
What time on 11 July 2026 was Jones found?unconfirmed; reviewed trusted reporting did not state a time · unconfirmed
Has a coroner's office released an official cause and manner of death?unconfirmed; reviewed trusted reporting attributed injury details to prosecutors · unconfirmed
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