19 charges after young father killed, officers shot

The man accused of killing a hostage near Kalamazoo and then opening fire on police, injuring three of them, was formally charged Tuesday.

William Paul Jones faces 19 criminal charges: open murder; felony murder; three counts of assault with intent to commit murder; first-degree home invasion; unlawful imprisonment; being a felon in possession of a firearm; being a felon in possession of ammunition; assaulting, resisting and obstructing an officer; and nine counts of felony firearm.

At a hearing Tuesday afternoon, a Kalamazoo County judge decided there was probable cause to charge Jones with murdering Chris Neal, 22.

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