A Jonesboro man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 killing of a woman, according to a prosecuting attorney's office.
A Craighead County jury found Shawn Gregory Cone, 50, guilty of capital murder in the death of Alissa Reynolds, 50, a news release issued Friday states.
Cone was sentenced to life without parole for capital murder and an additional 32 years in prison on charges of abuse of a corpse, two theft of property counts, and fraudulent use of a credit or debit card, the news release states.
Officers with the Jonesboro Police Department conducted a welfare check Dec. 8, 2019, at Reynolds' home, the prosecuting attorney's office said. Upon arrival, officers reportedly detected a smell consistent with human decomposition.
Officers found Reynolds dead with puncture wounds in her body, according to the prosecutor. Reynolds and Cone had been dating, and investigators later determined that he had stolen her vehicle, phones, and credit and debit cards.
The next day, Cone had flown to Key West, Fla., where he was found by local police, according to the news release.