Charges Filed in Springfield Homicide

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Springfield Police are investigating a homicide in North Springfield.

Police were called to a home in the 23-hundred block of North Park Avenue and found 77-year-old Lois Jones dead.

Police say Jones had visible injuries from an assault.

Police arrested 63-year-old Robert Collins.

He is charged with first-degree murder and second-degree attempted arson.

He is in the Greene County Jail without bond.