Curtis Fairchild Jones (born May 31, 1986, in

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) is an American man who, aged twelve, was the youngest

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defendant in the United States to face

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. He and his 13-year-old sister Catherine killed his father's girlfriend in 1999 with a stolen pistol. After conviction of second-degree murder, he was imprisoned in South Bay Correctional Facility,

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, until July 28, 2015. He is now a

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South Bay Correctional Facility
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Curtis 1986 births Living people American Christian clergy