Danish woman charged with double murder

PARIS — A Danish woman was charged Friday with murder in the stabbing deaths of her boyfriend and his grandmother in November.

Tzara Jones Oxford County Jail Photos

An Oxford County grand jury indicted Tzara Jones, 53, on two counts of intentional or willful murder.

Each charge carries a sentence of 25 years to life in prison.

Jones is accused of murdering Michael Willett, 69, and Alemian Mayo, 93, whose bodies were found in Jones’ home at 7 Fleur Lane, Denmark, on November 25. ing.

Court records say Mr. Willett was Mr. Jones’ “domestic partner” and Mr. Jones was Mr. Mayo’s caretaker.

Police said Jones told authorities conducting welfare checks on the two victims that Willett was hunting out of state and Mayo was in the hospital.

When state and county agents entered Jones’ home with a search warrant, they found him in bed near the kitchen, pretending to be asleep and refusing to talk, according to court records.

Court records say Jones was taken to the hospital for a mental health evaluation “due to erratic behavior.”

Mr Willett was found in his bed at home, and Mr Mayo was found partially lying on the bed with his head and upper body off the bed.

Both victims were stabbed in the chest and had been dead for more than 24 hours, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Authorities found a kitchen knife covered in red and brown dirt where Mayo’s body was found, according to court records.

At a court hearing held after Jones’ arrest, prosecutors asked a forensic psychologist from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services in Augusta to examine Jones to determine if he was competent to stand trial on two murder charges. He had filed a complaint. She was suffering from an abnormal mental state at the time of her crime.

The judge granted the motion, and Jones’ attorney agreed.

Mr. Jones remains held in the Oxford County Jail without bail.

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