Wayne County Sheriff Larry Pierce said deputies found 29-year-old Cassia Renee Duval in the car in a ditch near the intersection of Pikeville-Princeton Road and Nahunta Road around 11:15 p.m. on Jan. 29. The unborn child did not survive.
Deputies said both Jones and Duval lived at a home together.
Jones is being held on a no-bond hold at the Wayne County Jail.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department at (919) 580-4023.
