PALM BAY, Fla. – The young woman, who police said told them her boyfriend dismembered a man, stuffed him in suitcases, and dumped his remains in the Compound, told police she was afraid she could be next.
In new paperwork from a new interview with Palm Bay police, Lucas Jones’ girlfriend said she was very afraid of what the 19-year-old could do to her too if she didn’t go along with his plan to act like nothing happened.
That’s why she said she initially told police she saw Colie Daniel at Jones’ house back on March 20.
His girlfriend said Jones coached her how to talk to police after she said he confessed to her that he, ‘killed somebody and cut him up.’
She said if Jones got caught, he told her he’d claim insanity.
The girlfriend said Jones never verbally threatened her, but his body language and non-verbal cues made her feel like she had to comply.
Also new, she told police she saw Jones destroy property and punch holes in walls.
There’s something else in that interview, that police are keeping a secret.
Jones’ girlfriend said he wanted to kill sex offenders (and Colie Daniel was a registered sex offender), but when police went into more detail about what the possible motive was, they said Jones’ girlfriend told them why she believed he did it, but they’re not releasing what she said.
“Those reasons will be kept confidential at this point in the investigation,” the report read.
Like last week, your Palm Bay Community Correspondent James Sparvero tried interviewing police about the new information that continues to come out.
The chief said police might talk Tuesday so stick with News 6 and ClickOrlando.com for continuing updates.