# Rosedale father gets life plus 185 years

> A Baltimore County judge handed down life plus 185 years to a father who shot his three children's household on Christmas Eve.
- Title: Rosedale father gets life plus 185 years · The Banner
- Summary: A Baltimore County judge handed down life plus 185 years to a father who shot his three children's household on Christmas Eve. Mark Jones Jr. will serve life…
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- Source: The Banner — https://thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/mark-jones-jr-sentencing-rosedale-murder-son-jacobi-RIWZTAOKWVCPDHGYRPJCZIVUN4
- Author: Dylan Segelbaum
- Published: 2026-09-11T15:32:42.366+00:00
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## Life plus 185 years
Mark Jones Jr., 31, of Rosedale was sentenced Friday in Baltimore County Circuit Court to life in prison plus 185 years.
## Christmas Eve 2024
Jones shot and killed his 4-year-old son, Jacobi, and wounded his 1-year-old daughter, Peyton, and the children's mother, Promyss Marcelle. He then wounded himself.
## Inside Ross Ridge
The shooting happened inside the Ross Ridge Apartment Homes in Baltimore County, a domestic attack that left one child dead and two people hurt.
## A jury's verdict
Jurors found Jones guilty of second-degree murder and related crimes, the conviction that set up Friday's sentencing hearing.
## The judge's words
Circuit Judge Dennis Robinson Jr. rejected any mitigation from the bench before imposing the term.

> There's no excuse or justification for these crimes. This was violent. It was senseless.
## Far past what either side asked
Prosecutors requested life plus 80 years. The defense asked for 30. Robinson went well beyond the state's number.
## Key takeaway

Mark Jones Jr. will serve life plus 185 years for killing his 4-year-old son and wounding his daughter and their mother on Christmas Eve 2024.