(JPSO Report) – As a result of continued investigative efforts by the Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Jonesboro Police Department, additional information and evidence were developed in the homicide case of a local juvenile.

Based on that information, arrest warrants were obtained for the arrest of Jimmy Don Amos of Jonesboro for First Degree Murder (La. R.S. 14:30) and Criminal Conspiracy (La. R.S. 14:26).

On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, Amos was arrested pursuant to those warrants. He was also additionally booked on a separate warrant for Distribution of Methamphetamine, with a bond set at $200,000.00. He is being held without bond on the homicide-related charges.

This investigation remains ongoing. No further details are being released at this time. Updates will be provided if additional information becomes available and appropriate for release.

Anyone with information related to this incident is encouraged to contact authorities by coming to the Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Office, located at 150 Old Winnfield Road in Jonesboro, or by calling (318)259-9021.

Tips may also be submitted anonymously through:
Crime Stoppers of North Delta
(318) 388-CASH (2274)
• Crime Stoppers of North Delta website
• P3 Tips mobile app

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named or shown in photographs or video as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.