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Jackson, Mississippi – Jamison Layne Townsend, 42, of Missouri, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role as an accessory after the fact in a triple murder that occurred during a robbery at a Hinds County business.

Key Points

• The incident unfolded at Bill’s Coin & Jewelry in Jackson on December 17, 2016, when Joshua Michael Garcia, of Biloxi, fatally shot the owner and two co-workers during a robbery.
• Townsend and Garcia looted the store, stealing watches, rings, necklaces, bracelets, coins, and other items. They later pawned some of these items at a pawn shop in Mobile, Alabama.
• On December 19, 2016, Townsend and Garcia evaded capture following a high-speed chase with the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
• The duo was apprehended on December 21 in Geary County, Kansas, where various stolen items from Bill’s, including jewelry and coins, were recovered from their red Dodge Charger.
• Investigators also found four firearms in the vehicle, one of which, a Les Baer .45 caliber handgun, was identified as the murder weapon by the Mississippi State Crime Laboratory.
• Townsend pleaded guilty to three counts of accessory after the fact on September 18, 2023.
• Garcia, who had previously pleaded guilty to using a firearm resulting in the murder of three individuals during the robbery, is serving three life sentences.