Saginaw, MI – Former Michigan State Representative Jewell Jones, 30, was sentenced Monday to two years of probation after pleading guilty to bringing firearms into a Saginaw hospital.
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Jones pleaded guilty earlier this year to carrying a concealed weapon, a five-year felony, and possession of a firearm on restricted premises, a 90-day misdemeanor stemming from an August 2025 incident at Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw.
According to testimony, hospital security was alerted around 1:00 a.m. on Aug. 26, 2025 about an armed visitor in a waiting area. When confronted by security, Jones admitted he had a gun and pointed to a nearby jacket where a Glock handgun was found. Officers later recovered a second firearm, a Zenith ZF5K pistol-style firearm, along with several magazines, including a 30-round magazine, from a backpack he had left in a patient’s room. Police said both firearms were unloaded.
Saginaw County Circuit Judge Darnell Jackson sentenced Jones to two years of probation, gave him credit for two days served in jail, and ordered him to wear a GPS tether for the first six months. Jones must also pay $390 in fines and costs, along with a $30 monthly supervision fee, which doubles to $60 while he is on tether.
Jones previously represented Michigan’s 11th House District, first winning election in 2016 at age 21, becoming the youngest person elected to the Michigan House of Representatives at the time. He served three terms before leaving office in 2023.
His political career was also marked by prior legal trouble. In 2021, Jones crashed his SUV on I-96 and was later charged with several offenses including drunk driving, resisting police, weapons possession while intoxicated, reckless driving, and attempted escape after trying to smuggle a handcuff key into jail. He later pleaded guilty and was placed on probation under Michigan’s Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, which was completed in 2023.
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- NMD Staff
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