Michael Jones

NYPD: Union Square Fatal Stabbing Suspect Left ‘Sorry’ Note Before Fleeing To Mexico

“It’s a note that just basically makes a statement of that he was sorry,” Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said. He stopped short of calling the note a confession.

2012/10/11

Friends, colleagues gather at a memorial for Michael Jones on Oct. 10, 2012. (credit: Paul Murnane/WCBS 880)

Sources: Mistaken Identity May Not Have Played Role In Soccer Coach Slaying

Sources Wednesday night were discounting the theory that the murder of a youth soccer coach near Union Square last week was a case of mistaken identity.

2012/10/10

Authorities: Man Suspected Of Killing Soccer Coach Near Union Square Fled The Country

Authorities said Orlando Orea, who also goes by other aliases, bought a one-way ticket to Mexico City on an Aero Mexico flight just moments before it was scheduled to leave John F. Kennedy Airport on Tuesday morning.

2012/10/09

Union Square stabbing suspect (credit: NYPD)

Cops: Investigators Making Progress In Hunt For Union Square Killer

Jones was pronounced dead on arrival at Bellevue Hospital. Police said a bar fight may have led to the fatal slashing.

2012/10/09

Beloved Soccer Coach Affiliated With Red Bulls Brutally Slashed To Death

Michael Jones was found lying on the ground on 14th Street between 5th and 6th avenues around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, police said. He had been slashed several times in the head, neck and chest and one of his ears was cut off.

2012/10/08