Ex-wife released from prison after killing her UCSB graduate student husband

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Friday, July 06, 2007
Reported by: Leana Orsua

SANTA BARBARA
The ex-wife of a UCSB graduate student who was killed in front of his apartment has been released from prison.

Jerrod Davidson was killed in Goleta nearly three years ago by his father-in-law, Philip Jones.

Jones's daughter Kelee Davidson plead guilty to two counts of perjury and accessory to murder and was sentenced to four years in prison.

She served less than two years.

"Today marks another chapter in the story of Jarod Davidson's murder because as of Monday July 11 that is the anniversary date of Jarrod's senseless and despicable murder," said Senior Deputy District Attorney Darryl Perlin.

Davidson has been ordered not to have any contact with her young daughter.

She maintains that her daughter was being molested by her ex-husband.

A charge his family adamantly denies.

Kelee Davidson to get out of prison on Friday

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SANTA BARBARA - The ex-wife of a UCSB grad student murdered by his in-laws is expected to be released from prison this week.

Kelee Davidson was sentenced to four years behind bars for being an accessory to the crime and for lying to investigators.

Her father, Phillip Jones, admitted to shooting and killing his former son-in-law, Jarrod Davidson, in Santa Barbara during the summer of 2004.

Jones died of lung cancer in May.

His wife, Malinda Jones, is serving life in prison without parole for her role in the murder.