By Steve Huff
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Kevin Jones has not been mentioned as a person of interest in any mainstream media outlet and the Russellville Police have been publicly quiet where Jones is concerned. In mid-February, 2006, it appeared that an arrest of someone might be imminent, as an AP article was published wherein a local prosecutor stated that a suspect would be arrested "relatively soon."
A month later, there was still no arrest, and many people close to the investigation were growing anxious over the delay.
A source familiar with the investigation directed me to the message board discussion allegedly begun by Kevin Jones, and also was able to provide me with some information about Kevin's presence on the internet. Jones was into online games as well as athletics. As a student at Dover High in Dover, AR, Kevin played baseball and was an excellent student. Like Nona, he participated in the music program.
Kevin Jones was "deuce_ace" in his MSN profile. There he listed his age, (20), and stated that his occupation was "professional gas pumper." This was perhaps a joking allusion to occasionally working at the service station owned by Kevin's parents, Janice and Hiram. My source stated that Kevin liked to "drink and play cards" on the weekends, and perhaps the "deuce_ace" nick was a reference to his love of card games.
Using the same e-mail associated with his MSN profile as well as the nickname "Deuce," Kevin posted to message boards about car audio and online game play. There he used the nick "Warhammer" and at one time ran a gameplay team named "New Age Souljahs."
In short, there was nothing sinister about his online presence, unless one considers a large majority of twenty-something college guys sinister, in general.
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