
Judge Cheryl Higgins sentenced Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. Friday to five life sentences plus 23 years for the murders of three Virginia football players on Nov. 13, 2022.
Jones, 26, pleaded guilty in 2024 to murdering wide receiver Devin Chandler, wide receiver Lavel Davis, and linebacker D’Sean Perry; he also pleaded guilty to the aggravated malicious wounding of running back Mike Hollins and sprinter Marlee Morgan.