Homicide Suspect Awaiting Extradition To Clark County - 01/28/22

Vancouver, Wash. –On August 13, 2021, the body of Stephanie Celeste Jones was located at Rooster Rock State Park in Oregon, the cause of her death was ruled a homicide. Detectives from the Oregon State Police and the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office were initially the primary investigators in the homicide. On August 30, 2021, Detectives from the Vancouver Police Department Safe Streets Task Force and Major Crimes Unit were contacted to assist in the investigation as it was determined that the murder of Ms. Jones occurred in Vancouver. 

During the investigation, search warrants were executed on two residences in Vancouver, one which Ms. Jones shared with her boyfriend, Avreaunte E. Bennett. 

On January 27, 2022, Detectives from the Vancouver Police Department Major Crimes Unit assisted Detectives from the Oregon State Police and Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office with the execution of a search warrant at a residence in Fairview, Oregon. Mr. Bennett was at that residence when police arrived and was taken into custody without incident on unrelated charges. 

Avreaunte E. Bennett, 24 years of age, was booked into the Clackamas County Jail and is awaiting extradition to Clark County for charges related to the murder of Stephanie Jones. Vancouver Police have probable cause for Mr. Bennett for Murder II, Domestic Violence and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm I. 

Nothing further is releasable at this time.  

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