RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. — EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above is a report from when the murder happened in January 2021.
Police arrested a man in the death of a 36-year-old Ripley County woman Friday.
Jordan Knudson, 36, is now facing a murder charge after Kristina Jones was found unresponsive in a bathroom back in January.
The incident happened Jan. 11, 2021 at a Ripley county home on County Road 700 West, just north of Holton, Indiana. Indiana State Police troopers were called to the home just after midnight for an unresponsive woman. Officers soon determined Jones had died and appeared to have been the victim of a homicide.
After an autopsy, a coroner ruled Jones' death was the result of multiple gunshots. Knudson, who was formerly in a relationship with Jones, was identified as a suspect.
ISP detectives arrested Knudson Friday, March 26 after Ripley County issued a warrant for one count of murder. Detectives arrested him at the Jennings County Courthouse when he appeared for a hearing in a different case.
According to court documents, Knudson had his initial appearance in Ripley County Monday. His jury trial is slated to start Sept. 14, 2021.