Cul Priest Jones was originally sentenced under more liberal policies that may explain his release from prison after serving 22 years of a 50-year sentence.
Cul Priest Jones is now in the custody of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office under a $350,000 secured bond after his release from a medical facility Tuesday.
Cul Priest Jones, who remains hospitalized after being shot by a business owner, now faces 31 counts of charges related to nine business break-ins in Roanoke Rapids last month.
Friday marked the second time in the history of his business Bill Stack fired at an intruder. The first time the intruder retreated. Friday the intruder was hospitalized and faces criminal charges.
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office has no plans at this point to charge a business owner who shot a reported intruder with a handgun Friday night.
A Roanoke Rapids man who shot a Warren County deputy in 1990 and was released from prison earlier this month was shot by a business owner following a confrontation at the undisclosed business off Highway 158.
