Timothy Jones found guilty of first degree murder

CHICAGO -- A guilty verdict came down Saturday in the murder trial of Timothy Jones and for the first time, the trial featured a camera in the courtroom for its entirety.

The case was controversial from the beginning because though Jones did not physically commit the murder he was accused of, he was held criminally responsible for the death, which happened while police were chasing Jones through Chicago's city streets.

It was the first time cameras have been allowed inside a trial in Cook County. The emotional moment was captured when the verdict was read and the 22-year-old Jones was found guilty of the first degree murder of 56-year-old Jacqueline Reynolds.

Reynolds died two years ago when a Chicago Police SUV crashed into her vehicle at 76th and Yates while chasing Jones following a burglary he was a suspect in.

It took the jury seven hours to reach a verdict. Jones was found guilty on only two of the six charges he faced. Prosecutors needed only to prove that he was guilty of the residential burglary that led to the car chase to make him criminally responsible for Reynold's death.

The defense believes there is enough of a case to file an appeal, based on what Jones's attorney says in an improper application of the felony murder statute, which states the death must happen during the commission of the actual crime.

"We're extending it several miles away through several different events which should have cut off the chain of events, but they've extended it," defense attorney Keith Spence said.

Reynolds' family did not attend the trial, but expressed from the beginning that they did not agree with the first degree murder charge against jones. And while Jones' family did not speak following the verdict, they did come out Friday night to support him.

"I believe everybody in life deserves a second chance. Everybody in life makes mistakes," said cousin Jeffery Richardson "We're just here to support him for something he did not do. We're here to show him that we love him."

Reynolds' family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and the two officers involved in the chase. They say her death is the result of the officers violating city procedures for police chases. Even though it's been nearly two years since the deadly crash, an internal investigation into the matter has not yet been resolved.