Marvin Jones is a black man who has
been on death row in the state of Florida since 05/31/94.
Crime
He was convicted of Premeditated 1st
Degree Murder, committed on 03/03/93. Marvin Jones bought a used car from San Pablo Motors’ owner, Ezra Harold Stow, in Jacksonville, Florida. Jones returned the vehicle the following month due to a “blown engine.”
Jones and Stow established an agreement to rebuild the engine at a cost of $1,500. Jones was to pay Stow $800 up front and finance the remainder of the balance.
After the repairs were done, Stow requested the $800, but instead Jones wrote Stow a check for $4,200, which was the remaining amount owed for the car and the cost of the repairs. Jones then left in the repaired vehicle.
Jones wrote the check with the knowledge that he had bounced six other checks and only carried a balance of $5 in his checking account. The bank notified Stow that the check bounced.
Stow asked his 22-year-old daughter, Monique Stow, to call Jones about the bounced check. Jones said that he would return to San Pablo Motors on March 3, 1992, to give Stow the money.
Jones arrived at the dealership at approximately 6:00 p.m. and entered the trailer where Stow’s office was located. Jones said that he had to get something from his car and returned with a .25 caliber pistol.
Jones shot Monique while she was washing her hands in the restroom. She was shot between the eyes and behind her left ear.
Upon hearing the shots, Stow reached for his gun. Jones hurried into Stow’s office and aimed his gun towards Stow’s face. As Jones fired the gun, Stow threw up his arm.
The bullet went through his arm and nicked his head. Stow collapsed behind his desk because he went unconscious momentarily. Jones went around the desk and shot Stow a second time in the face. The bullet entered his cheek, broke his jaw and was embedded in his neck.
Jones left, taking with him the papers for the car that were on Stow’s desk. Due to his injuries, Stow was incapable of speaking, yet prior to being taken to the hospital, he communicated through writing and gesturing that Jones was the perpetrator. Stow survived, but his daughter, Monique, died late in the night.
Jones and Stow established an agreement to rebuild the engine at a cost of $1,500. Jones was to pay Stow $800 up front and finance the remainder of the balance.
After the repairs were done, Stow requested the $800, but instead Jones wrote Stow a check for $4,200, which was the remaining amount owed for the car and the cost of the repairs. Jones then left in the repaired vehicle.
Jones wrote the check with the knowledge that he had bounced six other checks and only carried a balance of $5 in his checking account. The bank notified Stow that the check bounced.
Stow asked his 22-year-old daughter, Monique Stow, to call Jones about the bounced check. Jones said that he would return to San Pablo Motors on March 3, 1992, to give Stow the money.
Jones arrived at the dealership at approximately 6:00 p.m. and entered the trailer where Stow’s office was located. Jones said that he had to get something from his car and returned with a .25 caliber pistol.
Jones shot Monique while she was washing her hands in the restroom. She was shot between the eyes and behind her left ear.
Upon hearing the shots, Stow reached for his gun. Jones hurried into Stow’s office and aimed his gun towards Stow’s face. As Jones fired the gun, Stow threw up his arm.
The bullet went through his arm and nicked his head. Stow collapsed behind his desk because he went unconscious momentarily. Jones went around the desk and shot Stow a second time in the face. The bullet entered his cheek, broke his jaw and was embedded in his neck.
Jones left, taking with him the papers for the car that were on Stow’s desk. Due to his injuries, Stow was incapable of speaking, yet prior to being taken to the hospital, he communicated through writing and gesturing that Jones was the perpetrator. Stow survived, but his daughter, Monique, died late in the night.
Address
You can write to this inmate
at:
Marvin Jones 309567
Union CI
P.O. Box 1000
Raiford, Florida 32083
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