Martin Hall worker charged with raping girl

MEDICAL LAKE — A former Martin Hall Juvenile Corrections Facility employee is being held in the Spokane County Jail after allegedly raping a juvenile inmate.

Antwon D. Jones, 40, is being held on $150,000 bail, charged with third-degree child molestation, first-degree custody sex misconduct-incarcerated. and two counts of third-degree child rape, jail records show. He was arrested Feb. 29.

Martin Hall, 201 Pine St., houses juvenile offenders from across Northeast Washington, including Cheney, Medical Lake and Airway Heights.

Jones was fired Feb. 7 following an investigation into a sexual assault reported Jan 26, court records show.

According to staff, an anonymous email was received, alleging Jones violated policy during the transport of a 15-year-old girl detained at the facility, records show. The email also raised concerns about the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Following an internal investigation, records show Jones was terminated and the incident was reported to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 13.

Sexual assault unit detectives took over the case Feb. 14, conducting interviews, gathering evidence and obtaining a search warrant to collect DNA samples from both the suspect and victim, records show. The samples were sent to the Washington State Crime Lab.

Records show detectives accumulated enough evidence to charge Jones with third-degree child rape and first-degree custodial sexual misconduct.

At 9 a.m. Feb. 29, Jones arrived at the Public Safety Building for a follow-up interview with investigators, after which he was arrested and booked into jail, records show.