Judge Denies Bond Reduction for Pregnant Notorious Murder Suspect

SAN ANGELO, TX – A very pregnant 25-year-old woman charged with murder was once again denied a bond reduction in a hearing on Wednesday afternoon in San Angelo. Alexis Jackson is currently in custody after being charged with murder in the death of Kristian Rose in April of this year.

Rose was found dead in April after four suspects entered his home and he was fatally shot. Authorities allege Jackson, Joshua Jaquez, Brian Garcia, and Jacob Martinez were all involved in the murder. Surveillance footage allegedly confirms the suspects were at the scene and one of them told investigators that Jackson had claimed she was the one that shot him.

Jackson, who is 37-weeks pregnant, is currently being held on a $1,000,000 bond for first-degree felony murder. She petitioned the court to reduce her bond, which would allow her to have her baby outside of jail. When she took the stand, she told the court that she was diagnosed with diabetes and that her doctor didn’t believe she would make it to her original due date set in the middle of January. According to Jackson, it is expected she will give birth via c-section due to the baby grows rapidly.

Jackson told the court she would “jumps through hoops to be at home with my baby.”

Jackson has another child who was removed from her custody early last year after CPS had concerns about the child’s welfare and stability while residing with Jackson. Jackson has a history of drug abuse and admitted in court she had used meth for a period of time. Her daughter is currently in the custody of her paternal grandparents.
Jackson claimed she would comply with any specifications the court put in place. When asked by her defense attorney, Fred Brigman if she would be willing to wear an ankle monitor, she replied, “put one on every limb if you have to.”

This is not the first time that Jackson has faced problems with the police. She has been arrested for unauthorized use of a vehicle, possession of drug paraphernalia, capias warrants, and more recently a charge of domestic family violence. While on the stand she claimed that her long term boyfriend “called the police, but I had a face full bruises.”

She expressed that if she was able to make bond she would find a job to help support herself and the baby. She also stated that with her daughter being in Tom Green County she had even more reasons to stay. “My daughter is here, I wouldn’t leave,” said Jackson.

Brigman also called to the stand Bill Jackson, Jackson’s grandfather. He was the family member that would be willing to pay for her bond if the court agreed to a reduction. Jackson told the court that his granddaughter had been living on and off with him since 2012. He expressed he had been concerned with her apparent drug use and that while he never saw her do drugs inside his home, he recognized that Alexis often seemed like a different person. When questioned by the prosecution whether he had ever found drugs in his home, he stated he once found a “glass pipe” in the hallway. He proceeded to break and crush it, but he never saw her actively doing drugs. He claimed he and Alexis constantly clashed over her choice of friends and even prohibited several of them from entering his home.

When he was questioned by the defense about his willingness to have Alexis in his home, he stated she was welcome to stay there, and that even though he would not be with her 24 hours a day she would have everything she needed in the home. When asked what he would do if Alexis did not comply with all the court's specifications, he stated he would “turn her in or shoot her,”; because he wouldn’t want to lose his money. He described himself as an “old-school” guy and told the court that he would only be able to pay the required 10% if the bond amount was reduced.

In his closing arguments, the defense attorney claimed that “the bond at $1 million is excessive” and other suspects accused of murder in Tom Green County had been granted smaller bonds than his client. He went to say that “jail is not a good place to be pregnant” and that his client would comply with all the guidelines set by the court.

The prosecutor, John Best, alleged that the “nature of the offense” made it necessary to consider the “protection of the community.” Jackson had either directly murdered Rose’s death or at the very minimum had facilitated his murder and the robbery of his home.

After a few minutes of deliberation Judge Ben Woodward denied the reduction and moved forward with establishing a time frame for Jackson’s trial. Her co-conspirators are expected to go on trial early next year and it may not be until March or April that Jackson’s trial begins.

Jackson will remain in custody of the Tom Green Sheriff’s Department and give birth to her baby while she awaits her trial date.