Thursday 19th December 2024

Murder suspect returned to Cambria County

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Television news reports say that Dirk Jones, who is the prime suspect in the shooting death of 21 year old Caleb Beppler outside a Johnstown bar was extradited back to Pennsylvania this week. Jones is being charged with the shooting outside the Liquid Currency Bar back on June 10th. After the shooting, Jones fled to New Jersey, where he was arrested by police on June 12th. Police maintain that Jones and Beppler were engaged in an argument when Jones is alleged to have emerged from the bar and began shooting into a crowd of people, killing Beppler and wounding a second person. Jones is charged with murder, reckless endangerment, aggravated assault and firearms violations.

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