U.S. Marshals Apprehend Man Wanted for Triple Murder

Newport News, VA – A multi-agency fugitive investigation for a triple murder suspect from Newport News, Virginia came to an end this afternoon.  Dimair Jones, 26, was arrested in the 400 block of Cox Landing in Newport News.

On April 16, 2025 the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF), in coordination with the Newport News Police Department (NNPD), located and safely arrested Jones, who was wanted for three counts of 1st Degree Murder, three counts of Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Discharging a Firearm Within a Dwelling. 

Just before 1:00 a.m. on August 8, 2023, NNPD officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 400 block of Stallings Court.  Officers found 3 adult males who were pronounced dead at the scene.

Arrest warrants were issued on April 15, 2025, and CARFTF investigators developed information that Jones was at a hotel in Williamsburg, Virginia.  CARFTF investigators observed Jones at the hotel and followed him to the 400 block of Cox Landing in Newport News, where he was safely taken into custody.        

Jones is currently being detained at the Newport News City Jail awaiting an initial court appearance. 

The USMS CARFTF began operations in June 2004. The CARFTF has partnership agreements with 14 federal and 87 state, and local agencies and operates in Virgina, Maryland and the District of Columbia. The CARFTF has apprehended more than 102,000 fugitives since its inception.