Hoke County ax attack: Man charged with second-degree murder after deadly attack

A man has been arrested and charged with murder after authorities said he attacked a woman and a bail bondsman with an ax earlier this month.
Posted 12/31/2024, 11:44:21 AM Updated 12/31/2024, 1:58:07 PM

ROUGHLY 2500 OUTBREAKS REPORTED

EACH YEAR.

>> A MAN IS ACCUSED OF

ATTACKING A WOMAN AND A BAIL

BONDSMAN WITH AN AX THAT WOMAN

LATER DIED AND HAPPENED 2 WEEKS

AGO IN HOKE COUNTY. CALEB JONES

IS CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE

MURDER, ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE

MURDER AND ASSAULT WITH A

DEADLY WEAPON. THE WOMAN LINDA

HALL DIED AT

A HOSPITAL. DEPUTIES SAY THE

BAIL BONDSMAN WAS HIT IN THE

CHEST WITH THE AXE. JONES IS