CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The former mayor of Charleston says he thinks his oldest son needs to go back to jail.
On his talk show, Friday’s “580-LIVE” on 580-WCHS, an emotional Danny Jones told his listeners his son, Zachary Jones, nearly overdosed on heroin last weekend while on parole.
“He was caught in his car with the car running and all of the paraphernalia and everything on his lap and he and his girlfriend were in the car and they were ODing and they were dying, basically,” Jones said.
“Somebody reported it and paramedics came and took them to the hospital.”
Jones said his son’s parole should be revoked.
“You say, ‘Well, that’s not the long-term answer.’ Well, I get that. I know this pretty well. I’ve been down this road for a long time with this young man,” he said.
“The only thing I’m saying is is that what I’m trying to do is keep him alive through Christmas.”
Zachary Jones is now 30 and has a list of arrests on his record, including DUI and drug possession, largely connected to substance use and was only recently released from prison.
Up until last week, he had been working.
Over the years, Zachary Jones and his father has been open about his struggles with addiction.
“What might save Zac is to put him back in prison. Put him back,” Jones said.