KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS THAT BREAKING NEWS AT FOUR. THE MAN CHARGED WITH KILLING FOUR PEOPLE IN CEDAR COUNTY IS SENTENCED TO DEATH. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US IN BILL SCHAMMERT. I’M QUANECIA FRASER KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN. MADISON PERALES JOINS US FROM THE LIVE DESK. MADISON. JASON JONES WAS CONVICTED OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024. TWO YEARS LATER, A THREE JUDGE PANEL SENTENCED HIM TO DEATH. JONES WAS FOUND GUILTY FOR THE MURDERS OF MICHELLE EBELING, JANET AND JEANNE TWYFORD AND THEIR DAUGHTER, DANA. THAT WAS IN 2022. LAUREL, NEBRASKA. HIS WIFE, CARRIE JONES, WAS RECENTLY SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR HELPING HER HUSBAND IN THE QUADRUPLE HOMICIDE. THEY WERE BOTH ACCUSED OF TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE AND ARSON BECAUSE THEY SET FIRE TO THE HOMES OF THE VICTIMS. NEBRASKA ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE HILDRETH CALLS THE DECISION A WELL-REASONED ORDER, AN APPROPRIATE SENTENCE BASED ON THE FACTS PROVIDED IN THE CASE. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OVERSIGHT SAYS THIS DECISION IS RARE TO SEE. IT’S CERTAINLY PRETTY RARE TO HAVE SOMEBODY SENTENCED TO THE DEATH PENALTY. THIS WILL BE OUR 12TH. SO IT’S NOT A LARGE POPULATION IN NEBRASKA. SO I WOULD SAY IT’S UNUSUAL IN THAT REGARD. NOT UNHEARD OF. PULISIC SAYS IT COSTS THE STATE AROUND $143 A DAY FOR EACH PERSON ON DEATH ROW, WHICH ADDS UP TO AROUND 52,000 A YEAR FOR EACH INMATE, NOT INCLUDING BASE
Man sentenced to death for quadruple homicide in Nebraska
Updated: 10:36 PM CDT Apr 10, 2026
A three-judge panel returned a death sentence for the man convicted in a quadruple homicide in Nebraska.In 2024, Jason Jones was found guilty by a jury on multiple charges, including four counts of first-degree murder, in the deaths of Michelle Ebeling, Janet Twiford, Gene Twiford, and their daughter Dana Twiford.Previous coverage: Jury convicts man in Nebraska quadruple homicide trial, refers case to panel for death penalty”We are grateful for the work of the three-judge panel and their thorough and well-reasoned order. The panel laid out the horrific details surrounding the quadruple homicide Jason Jones committed and explained why the death penalty is an appropriate sentence under these facts, under the language of the Nebraska statutes, and the history of Nebraska case law where the death penalty was imposed,” Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers said in a statement.The Twiford family and Ebeling were found murdered in two separate homes in Laurel, Nebraska, in August 2022. Both homes were set on fire.Carrie Jones, Jason’s wife, was sentenced in November to life in prison. In August, she was found guilty of first-degree murder, evidence tampering, and accessory.READ MORE: Nebraska woman convicted of murder in quadruple homicide sentenced to life in prisonNebraska now has 12 inmates on death row.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
LAUREL, Neb. —
A three-judge panel returned a death sentence for the man convicted in a quadruple homicide in Nebraska.
In 2024, Jason Jones was found guilty by a jury on multiple charges, including four counts of first-degree murder, in the deaths of Michelle Ebeling, Janet Twiford, Gene Twiford, and their daughter Dana Twiford.
Previous coverage: Jury convicts man in Nebraska quadruple homicide trial, refers case to panel for death penalty
“We are grateful for the work of the three-judge panel and their thorough and well-reasoned order. The panel laid out the horrific details surrounding the quadruple homicide Jason Jones committed and explained why the death penalty is an appropriate sentence under these facts, under the language of the Nebraska statutes, and the history of Nebraska case law where the death penalty was imposed,” Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers said in a statement.
The Twiford family and Ebeling were found murdered in two separate homes in Laurel, Nebraska, in August 2022. Both homes were set on fire.
Carrie Jones, Jason’s wife, was sentenced in November to life in prison. In August, she was found guilty of first-degree murder, evidence tampering, and accessory.
READ MORE: Nebraska woman convicted of murder in quadruple homicide sentenced to life in prison
Nebraska now has 12 inmates on death row.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |