[UPDATE] 8-1 -

The Valdosta Police Department is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the offender or offenders in the murder of Milton Jones who was brutally murdered on September 28, 2008 at Payton Park in the 700 block of Griffin Avenue. Jones was last seen driving his white, 1995 Dodge Ram pick-up truck at approximately 9 pm on September 28, 2009. Jones was found that night at approximately 10 pm. He was transported to the South Georgia Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. Jones was a self employed auto mechanic.

Anyone having any information regarding this crime is urged to contact the Valdosta Police Department Investigations Bureau at 229-293-3145. If anyone has information, but wishes to remain anonymous, they can call 229-293-3091.

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Valdosta, Georgia - June 18, 2011

Officers are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest in a 2008 murder case.

On September 28, Milton Jones, 43, was found lying in a pool of blood by the Southside Library. He was rushed to South Georgia Medical Center, where he later died.

If you have any information about this case, contact VPD at (229) 293-3145.