On a Sunday morning in March 2013, the body of 33-year-old Herman 'Peanut' Jones Jr. was discovered in an industrial area of Chalmette, Louisiana. A passerby found the man, who had been shot multiple times, at approximately 7:30 a.m. on March 17th. Authorities from the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office reported that Jones appeared to have been deceased for several hours before he was found near the New Orleans line off Paris Road.
At the time of his death, Herman Jones Jr.
had no permanent address, though it was believed he may have resided in Gretna at some point. Law enforcement officials noted that he did not have any apparent connections to St. Bernard Parish, where his body was located. The investigation into his death was initially met with a lack of leads, as deputies had not publicly identified any potential suspects or a motive in the immediate aftermath of the discovery.
Months later, an arrest was made in connection with the murder of Herman Jones Jr. In July 2013, the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Tyrone 'T-Man' Simon. He was taken into custody and booked as an accessory to second-degree murder in the shooting death of Jones. Further details regarding the specifics of Simon's alleged involvement or information about the primary suspect in the murder were not made widely available in the initial reports of his arrest. The ultimate disposition of the case against Simon and whether a principal suspect was ever formally charged or convicted in the murder of Herman Jones Jr. remains unclear from available online sources.
