Warrant for slaying suspect mentions notes left on body

Whoever killed William Kenyatta "Kenya" Jones was out for revenge and wasn't afraid to show it.

Two handwritten signs were left on the dead man's body, according to a warrant filed by the Metropolitan Police Department on Sept. 28.

A sign resting on Jones' thighs noted: "Hard worker. 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. 365 days a year. 14 million transaction between to auction. No money available. I told Kenya mony or life? He chose money. He pay for it."

Another sign was placed on the dead's man chest. It read: "For mysteries crime. I am the police. I am the judge. My decision is death. Abebe Tefera Goshu."

The body of the local businessman was found in the kitchen of Abebe Tefera Goshu's North Las Vegas home, the report filed with the Clark County district attorney's office states. Jones was in possession of his wedding ring, watch and wallet "which indicated that robbery was not a motive," the report states.

Goshu, a suspect in the case, is being sought by police.

Jones was found shot in the back of his head two days after he disappeared. He had left the car dealership he co-owns to go to an auto auction on Sept. 26 and never came back, the report notes.

Goshu, 55, worked for Jones at 702 Motors until he was fired in March 2007 because he had "allegedly stolen thousands of dollars from the business," the report states.

After Jones fired Goshu, the two had not spoken for "many months, but (Jones) had started speaking to him again within the past couple weeks," the report says. Jones was supposed to meet Goshu the day he went missing, the report notes.

A witness at 702 Motors saw Jones get into a silver pickup and drive off. Jones and the unidentified driver were headed to Greater Nevada Auto Auction in North Las Vegas to pick up a 1989 Nissan. Goshu was last seen by friends with a silver truck.

Surveillance video from the auction lot shows Jones driving away in the Nissan alone. "However, a great deal of the lot ... is not videotaped," the report states. The Nissan was later found by police back at the auction house, the report notes.

Cell phone records show that numerous calls were made between Jones and Goshu on Sept. 26. Detectives found an abandoned cell phone on the shoulder of Interstate 15, south of Jean.

That phone traveled from the area around the auction house to an area near Goshu's home, according to phone records. The phone was by Goshu's house for 24 minutes before it was moved back to the area around the auction lot. The phone then was taken "rather quickly" to the area around Jean, the report states.

The mileage on the Nissan showed that it had been driven 22 miles before police found it. That is about the same mileage as the route plotted with the cell phone coordinates, the reports states.

When Jones failed to return to the dealership at 3206 Las Vegas Blvd., North, his wife, Alicia, got nervous and started inquiring abut his whereabouts, the report states.

Goshu told her he hadn't seen Jones at all on Sept. 26, but told Jones' father that he had seen him earlier that day, the report details.

Anyone with information about Goshu's location can contact police at 828-3521 or Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.