ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – A man who was arrested Tuesday after his wife was shot and killed at an Altamonte Springs apartment has now been charged for her murder, police said.
Jonathan Jiles, 36, is now facing second-degree murder charges for the death of his wife, Brandi Jiles, police announced Thursday.
Police said they responded to the Goldelm at Charter Pointe apartment complex along Ballard Street at around 4:38 a.m. after reports came in about a shooting in one of the units.
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Upon arrival, officers found Brandi Jiles, who had been shot and was laying outside the door to the master bedroom, police said.
In a 911 call, Brandi Jiles said she had been shot near her stomach. Police said she appeared to have been shot once.
The arrest affidavit shows that police also found Jonathan Jiles inside the bedroom closet, wearing nothing but boxer briefs and urinating.
Jonathan Jiles told police his wife owned a handgun, which Brandi Jiles said was on the kitchen table, the affidavit shows. Several bags filled with narcotics like cocaine and MDMA were also found within the apartment, police said.
Police later discovered that Jonathan Jiles was a convicted felon. He was arrested and faces charges of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and illicit drug trafficking. Now those charges have been upgraded.
Court records show that he was previously sentenced in 2020 to more than a year in prison for resisting an officer with violence and battery.
Brandi Jiles died after being taken to the hospital, according to police. Police have not yet released information on what led to the shooting.
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