Four Dead, Three Kids Missing in Georgia
Four People Found Dead in Northwest Georgia, Three Children Missing and Feared Kidnapped

The Associated Press

RANGER, Ga. Jan. 8 — Four people including a 10-month-old baby were found shot to death early Thursday in two homes in northwest Georgia, and three young girls were missing and feared kidnapped.
Gordon County Sheriff's spokesman Clent Harris said an arrest warrant for suspicion of murder had been issued for Jerry William Jones, 31, identified as the father of two of the missing girls.

Authorities said they believe Jones has all three girls and that the children are in danger.

Brittany Phelps, 10, Brandy Jones, 4, and Tammy Jones, 3, were last seen Wednesday at a home in Ranger, 55 miles north of Atlanta.

The four victims were killed that day between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., said Vicki Metz, Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman. It wasn't known if the girls were taken before or after the killings, she said.

Among the dead was a 10-month-old baby and two women, said Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman John Bankhead.

The suspect, Jerry William Jones, had been in the county jail before, primarily for minor traffic charges, Gordon County Sheriff Jerry Davis.

"We've had him in our jail and we're fixin' to put him back in our jail. We're gonna put him back on the chain gang he was on," Davis said.

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