Jones was last seen at his trailer home in the 400 block of Highway 287 in rural Holland, Arkansas on April 5, 2006. When his family checked the residence, his truck was in the carpark, the trailer's front door was open and Jones was gone. There were no indications of a struggle. Jones left behind all his belongings, including his wallet, checkbook, identification, keys, hat, shoes, crutches and medication. His cousin reported him missing on April 10. There was a possible sighting of him with an unknown female at a laundromat in North Little Rock, Arkansas on May 4, but this hasn't been confirmed.

Jones does not have a criminal history or any known enemies. He was having financial problems because he had medical bills and no health insurance, but he was in good spirits at the time of his disappearance. His home was burglarized four months before he vanished, but it's unclear whether the two incidents are connected. Police stated there was no evidence of a crime in his case, but that they didn't think it was physically possible for him to walk out of his home on his own. His loved ones don't believe he would have abandoned his teenage daughter; she lived with his ex-wife, but he was very close to her. They suspect foul play in his disappearance. His daughter was killed in a car accident three months after he went missing, and Jones didn't attend the funeral. He has no immediate relatives living: his parents and brother died before his disappearance, and his daughter was his only child.

Jones worked as an electrician at the time of his disappearance. His case remains unsolved.