Crime/Court
Arrest of Howard Jones for Sexual Battery
On November 17, 2016, the Front Royal Police Department was contacted by the Tobacco Outlet in reference to an assault by a customer. The complainant advised that on the previous day a male subject inappropriately touched a female employee twice within a matter of moments.
The suspect was positively identified as Howard Clayton Jones of Flint Hill, VA after further investigation into the incident. Jones was charged and subsequently arrested for a Class 1 Misdemeanor Sexual Battery.
Anyone with further information is asked to contact Detective Landin J. Waller at (540)636-2208 or lwaller@frontroyalva.com.