Nebraska Man Gets Death Penalty After Conviction for Quadruple Homicide
by John Gage
(Photo courtesy of the Nebraska Capitol Commission)
LINCOLN — A Nebraska man convicted of a quadruple murder got the death sentence Friday from a three-judge panel.
In September 2024, Jason Jones was found guilty in Dakota County District Court of the first-degree murders of Michele Ebeling and Gene, Janet, and Dana Twiford.
In August 2022, Jones shot Ebeling and lit her home on fire before shooting and killing the Twifords and setting their home on fire as well in Laurel, Nebraska.
Attorney General Mike Hilgers responded to the ruling Friday, saying the panel came to an “appropriate” decision.
“We are grateful for the work of the three-judge panel and their thorough and well-reasoned order,” he said. “The panel laid out the horrific details surrounding the quadruple homicide Jason Jones committed and explained why the death penalty is an appropriate sentence under these facts, under the language of the Nebraska statutes, and the history of Nebraska case law where the death penalty was imposed.”
John Gage is the executive editor of The Plains Sentinel.