NC judge found guilty of bribery

RALEIGH (WTVD) – A jury has found North Carolina Superior Court Judge Arnold Ogden Jones, II guilty of charges he tried to bribe an FBI officer to get text messages between his wife and another man.

The verdict came after more than 30 minutes of deliberation.

Last year, a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging Jones with promising and paying a bribe to a public official, promising and paying a gratuity to a public official, and corruptly attempting to influence an official proceeding.

Jones is the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge of District 8-B, which covers Wayne, Lenoir and Greene counties. He’s on the ballot for reelection this fall.

His sentencing hearing is set for Jan. 23 in Wilmington. He faces a maximum of 37 years in federal prison.