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Eight is Enough
District Attorney Jana Jones will not seek reelection in 2008

Published Thursday, December 6, 2007
By Brandon Evans

After serving as district attorney for Wise and Jack counties for the past eight years, Jana Jones announced on Monday that she would not run for a third term as district attorney for the 271st District." I'll miss working here terribly," Jones said, "but I want more time to spend with my family." Jones said the position is a 24-hour job and she is just ready to take a break. As of Monday, no one else has applied to run for the position, which will be up for election next year. However, it is rumored that county attorney Greg Lowery will seek the nomination. Jones said she will stay in Decatur and is considering several options in both the public and private sectors. She also said she might seek another elected office at some point in the future. One of the biggest cases Jones worked during her tenure was a cold case murder that occurred in Jack County. Gina Capps was murdered on Dec. 16, 1995, a few miles outside of Jacksboro. In 2005, with the help of then assistant district attorney Allen Williamson, Jones finally brought the killer, Hardy Don Capps of Spanish Fort, to justice when a jury convicted him of the murder.Jones ran unopposed as a Democrat in 2000. After switching parties prior to the 2004 election, Jones defeated Jim Matthews in the March 2004 primary before defeating Democratic candidate Michael Carrillo in the November general election.