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Theresa Jones

A Fullerton homicide case involving the death of 61-year-old Theresa Jones.

Charged · allegations
last updated 19 September 2026 · 3 sources
Confirmed facts
12
Open questions
6
Age
61
Stage
Charged
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Case file Theresa Jones, reference D C zero zero six six. According to CBS Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Times, citing prosecutors and an Orange County District Attorney release, Theresa Jones drove to the Fullerton Police Department on July fourth, twenty twenty-six, at about two forty-five to two forty-six p.m., with her son, Emmanuel Wesley, in the back seat. The Los Angeles Times, citing the district attorney release, reported that prosecutors alleged Wesley, age twenty-three, shot Jones, age sixty-one, twice in the back while she was in the driver’s seat. That is an unproven allegation. CBS Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Times, citing prosecutors, reported that Jones was reported missing on July seventh after she did not pick up her grandchild and did not respond to repeated phone calls. They reported that her body was found on July eleventh in the passenger seat of her vehicle, parked in a Fullerton church parking lot. The Los Angeles Times reported Wesley had been charged with murder, pleaded not guilty, and was held on no bail. The file’s open questions include the exact charge-filing date, the next court date, the church location, the time Jones was found, any official coroner finding, and a conflict in later Los Angeles Times reporting about the date her body was found. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero zero six six at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed12 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
22 July 2026
The accused was identified as Emmanuel Messiah Wesley.
Los Angeles Times, citing City News Service · added 19 Sep 2026
22 July 2026
A Los Angeles Times newsletter item stated that Jones's body was found on 7 July 2026; this conflicts with earlier CBS Los Angeles and Los Angeles Times reporting that she was reported missing on 7 July 2026 and found four days later.
Los Angeles Times, citing City News Service; CBS Los Angeles; Los Angeles Times · added 19 Sep 2026
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
Why did later Los Angeles Times reporting state that Jones's body was found on 7 July 2026 when earlier trusted reporting stated she was reported missing that day and found four days later?unconfirmed; trusted reporting conflicts · unconfirmed
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