An Athens man has been arrested for murder. According to a release from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department and the District Attorney’s Office, 47-year-old Kevin Maurice Jones was arrested for the 2016 murder of 63-year-old James Mitchell. Mitchell was reported missing in 2016.

On September 24, 2025, detectives, along with the ACCPD Gang Unit and the Drug Task Force, arrested Jones without incident. He is facing charges including murder, robbery, aggravated assault, and concealing the death of a person. Detectives continue to investigate and search for the remains of James Mitchell who was last seen in the area of Clarke Gardens on August 15, 2016.

“This arrest is the result of tireless work by our detectives, in close partnership with our District Attorney’s Office, who were comm

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