A 25 year old man identified as Da’ron Donta Jenkins who was recently released from prison has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder following the murder of his mother and younger brother on Monday night in their Wilson, North Carolina home.
The police confirming the tragic incident stated that it happened at 5:30 p.m. explaining that the Police responded to what they described as “an unknown type call.”
On arrival at the crime scene, Officers found two people dead, who were identified as Dana Vanessa Jenkins, 50, and her 15-year-old son, Daryn Cox.
The Wilson Police Department disclosed to the press that Dana Jenkins was the suspect’s mother and the teen, his brother.
This is coming after the deceased mum took to her Facebook page to express excitement after her son was released from jail.
Following this, Juanilla Kornegay a sister to the decased mum of two has expresed her grief. She stated that Dana Jenkins was her cousin, describing her as “very kind.”
She said “She was a very sweet person, always smiled. I can see her smile right now. She always smiled, she went to work and came home. She took care of her youngest son.”
She stated that she did not expect Da’ron Donta Jenkins to murder his own family
“I would have never thought that. I would have never thought he would do something like that,” Kornegay said.
According to reports, Da’ron Jenkins had just been released from prison last week for separate crime before the tragic incident.
Neighbors and friends of the deceased have expressed their sadness. A close friend from church said “They loved each other. They loved us. We loved them, especially Daryn, he meant the world to all of us. Our teens here, they’re there grieving heavily. My children, the adults here, they, the entire city, his colleagues at school, teachers ,it’s just rough and unfortunate.”
The North Carolina police have revealed that investigations surrounding the murder is currently ongoing however, Da’ron Jenkins is presently being held at Wilson County jail without bond. He made a first appearance in court on Tuesday.
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