MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — The driver accused of hitting three boys with a car earlier this week, killing one, was arraigned Friday.
Brandy Sue Jones, 40, was arrested Thursday afternoon in Greenville, investigators said in court Friday morning. She was arraigned at a separate hearing a few hours later.
Jones is facing three felony charges:
- Failure to stop at scene-when at fault-resulting in death (15 year felony)
- Accident-Failure to stop at scene of accident resulting impairment/death (5 year felony)
- Accident-Failure to stop at scene of accident resulting impairment/death (5 year felony)
During the arraignment, a prosecutor claimed that Jones hid evidence, was on parole at the time of the crash and later tested positive for meth.
The judge set her bond at $1 million.
Michigan State Police (MSP) officer Lt. Michelle Robinson shared more details about the fatal hit-and-run crash that killed 14-year-old Jamison Lafferty and injured two other teenagers.
Robinson said tips and leads led law enforcement to Jones and the Jetta involved in the hit-and-run crash.
"Right now, we ask the community to continue to support these families as they focus on their loss, grieving process and the additional victim's long road to recovery," Robinson said.
On Thursday, MSP said they tracked down the suspect's vehicle, which damage to the windshield and a side window. Police later found Jones and interviewed her. Detectives said she admitted she was the driver in the crash, but told investigators that she didn't know what she had hit.
Jones told detectives that she realized she had hit the teenagers after she saw news reports the morning after the crash.
Jones has been on parole since March 2023 for a drug conviction in 2020.
She also has previous convictions of driving without a license, as well as past civil infractions of driving without proof of insurance and not having a registration, according to online court records.
The hit-and-run crash happened on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. on Wise Road near West County Line Road in Eureka Township.
One of the boys suffered a broken pelvis, while the other suffered two broken ankles from the crash.
A visitation and service for Jamison Allen Lafferty, 14, is planned for Tuesday, Aug. 15 at Greenville Community Church.
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