More than 50 people attended the first court hearing in the case Friday at the Anchorage Correctional Complex to show support for Josiah Goecker’s family.
Jesse Lee Jones listens to Anchorage District Court Judge David Wallace during his arraignment in the Anchorage Correctional Complex courtroom on Friday. Jones, 27, is charged with first- and second-degree murder and assault in the death of 34-year-old Josiah Goecker. Jesse Lee Jones, 27, is charged with first- and second-degree murder and assault in the death of 34-year-old Josiah Goecker, who worked as a community director at the building and oversaw operations.
a show of support. The courtroom reached capacity and groups of people who were turned away listened into the hearing by phone. “When he began speaking to the defendant about the notice, the defendant immediately drew a pistol from his vest, pointed it at him and pulled the trigger,” Atkinson said. After he was arrested, Jones told authorities he was under the influence of controlled substances, Atkinson said. Jones had a different gun on him than the one used in the shooting, he said.Anchorage District Court Judge David Wallace set bail at $1 million: $500,000 cash performance and $500,000 cash appearance. Jones will be subject to electronic monitoring if he makes bail.
As they walked from the courtroom after the hearing, people in the crowd shared hugs and wiped away tears.
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