Posted on 11/21/2022 7:07:19 AM PST by george76
Jonah Adams, 35, became the prime suspect after they learned that Cottle, 39, had filed for a protective order against him, but was denied by a judge.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VIRGINIA: A mother and her three children were murdered by her former lover who was also the father of two of her children, authorities revealed.
JoAnna Cottle dialed 911 at about 4 am Friday morning, November 18, to report a "possible intruder" at her home in the 4200 block of Laurel Oak Road, but by the time officers responded to the address, she and her children were dead. A dispatcher reportedly heard the gunshots during the 911 call. Police subsequently tracked down Jonah Adams, Cottle's former boyfriend, near his home in Waldorf, Maryland, and arrested him. Chesterfield County Police Lt. Col. Chris Hensley said Adams became the prime suspect after they learned that Cottle, 39, had filed for a protective order against him, but was denied by a judge.
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Hensley said Cottle called 911 after spotting someone outside her home wearing a camouflage mask early Friday morning. “She remained on the line with us as the intruder made entry,” he told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. “There was gunfire and then silence. But our officers were on the way and immediately made entry. The suspect obviously was not there. But of course, they found the four victims, all deceased.” Aside from Cottle, officers found 13-year-old Kaelyn Parson and four-year-old twins Kinsey and Jayson Cottle dead from gunshot wounds. Police confirmed that Adams was the father of the twins.
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Hensley said a direct motive was not immediately clear but noted that "there were hints of a turbulent relationship" between the co-parents, citing interviews with family and friends. "There was a previous protective order [involving the former couple] — not in effect now — that we identified," Hensley told the Times-Dispatch, adding that there was conflict over their two children, but he wasn't sure if it was "a custody dispute or a disagreement."
Adams, 35, was apprehended on four first-degree murder warrants by agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in Virginia. “We were able to put him in the area around 4 am right before the murders, and like I said, when we look at these, and you don’t have a lot to go on, you’re going to look at who does this person know, who are their relationships with and then we push from there on an investigative standpoint,” Hensley said.
Speaking to WTVR, Cottle's sister remembered how the tragic 39-year-old had a "huge heart and loved [her children] and our family."
Speaking anonymously, she said her sister and Adams parted ways before the babies were born. "After their birth, there was a period where they were trying to work things out, but reconciliation never came to fruition," Cottle's sister said. "Really the only connection they had left was a small amount of child support that would come out of Adams' check." Meanwhile, the three children were remembered by their aunt as "amazing" and "smart." "They were amazing kids. Smart — I mean Kaelyn, if you talk to anyone at her school, they'd tell you she was. They all loved her," she added.
Adams is facing four counts of first-degree murder and is currently being held without bond at the Charles County Jail in Maryland ahead of an extradition hearing, WTVR reported.
Gun grabbers often say you don’t need a gun, you can just get a protective order. Never mind that the protective order won’t necessarily stop a killer, it turns out that you can’t always “just get a protective order”.
In other news, let me guess that the judge will face zero culpability in this woman’s death. “Sorry, I’m a Lord, and I can’t be held accountable for any of my decisions, at least until election day.”
Charge the Judge as an accomplice...no excuse
That is not a human being. Maybe not even a carbon-based lifeform.
The story makes the judge look bad, but a protective order is basically meaningless in a case like this. It certainly would not have stopped this guy from carrying out his intentions.
The only thing a Protective Order is good for is toilet paper. And that is questionable. When one depends on a Protective Order, one is depending on a broke stick.
He had so much, a spouse who cared, three healthy, normal,cute children.
So many people would have loved to have a family like that but for whatever reason they can’t have children.
Can anybody explain what’s up with white women hooking up and having children with violent and mentally unstable black criminals?
I agree with you, but even then one apparently can’t always get a protective order. In other words, the argument the gun grabbers make is utterly demolished in two different ways: (1) no, you can’t always get a protective order, and (2) they don’t actually protect you even if you get one. Therefore, (3) get a gun to protect yourself, and (4) view anyone who wants to prevent you from doing that as essentially wanting you to be murdered.
Just more black-on-white murders. Nothing newsworthy here. /sarc
Unfortunately, I’ve had quite a bit of ‘experience’ with domestic abuse situations (family/friends/& worked for police). Guys intent on doing harm do not respect protective orders (just like criminals don’t respect gun laws). Often, getting a protective order just makes things worse with the offender. At least you can tell police you have a protective order and that gives them a reason to arrest people violating that order ... if you’re not dead already & the offender is still on scene.
Domestic abuse is a lot more complicated than the average person thinks/knows. Trying to extricate yourself, especially with kids, can be very difficult. Getting a protective order and actually ‘leaving’ are the most dangerous times. Someone I knew was going to have her divorce finalized on a Tuesday .... Sunday, her soon-to-be ex ambushed her as she was returning home from church .... beat her almost to death, then shot/killed her. He then called 911 & shot himself while on the phone with them. Another woman known to us was a receptionist at a law firm - her estranged husband/’ex’ showed up at work - asked her to step out of the office to ‘talk’ to him, which she did so as not to have her private matters broadcast to everyone ... he shot her in the head, killing her right there in the parking lot.
The mom/3 kids was a ‘local’ killing for me. Really breaks my heart - glad they at least caught the b@stard and he should rot in jail. A lot of times these guys ‘off’ themselves - a little surprised he didn’t do it. Then, just up the road, we had the UVA shooting a week ago, guy caught not that far away (my county, just the other side of it). It’s a crazy, messed up world ... don’t work for the police any more, but that experience has me walking around with my head on a swivel (high situational awareness).
Protective Orders are useless.
Mom should have bought a gun. Mom should not have married this dude, but probably no one else would mess with her. The kids look sweet, though. Sorry for them.
Perhaps he could have controlled his impulses.
That judge should be disbarred as well.
A protective order gives the police the ability to arrest someone if they violate it.. but it won’t stop them from violating it, and you have absolutely no guarantee the police will be around when they do...
If used properly, a protection order becomes an official hunting license.
You just need to make sure you don’t exceed the bag limit.
No, a PFA won’t stop a criminal... but why the hell would a judge refuse on??
I’d love to find out more about this judge, and this exact situation.
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