Fugitive Arrested

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published November 2, 2022 at 4:11 PM EDT

Officials with the United States Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Task Force have apprehended Shermirror Jones.

The taskforce and the Central Alabama Crimestoppers located the 37-year-old in Montgomery.

Jones was taken into custody on Tuesday for a Domestic Violence 2nd charge, a Class B felony with the Montgomery Police Department.

The charges stemmed from a stabbing that took place on Saturday, October 22 in the 1400 block of French Street.

Officials credit an anonymous tip that helped the task force locate Jones.

Jones is currently in the Montgomery County Detention Facility.

Her bond is set at $30,000.

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Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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