San Rafael has seen its share of habitual offenders, but few as persistent as Willie Jessie Clinton-Jones, the 44-year-old resident known for a troubling pattern of criminal behavior, who was arrested once again last night. According to the San Rafael Police Department (SRPD), Clinton-Jones was detained for stalking at least three individuals in the Downtown area and is currently on parole for prior sex offense convictions.
KNOWN PAROLEE AND SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED AGAIN BY SRPD
— San Rafael Police Department (@SanRafaelPolice) August 22, 2024
San Rafael, CA – On Wednesday night, Willie Jessie Clinton-Jones, a 44-year-old San Rafael resident, was arrested by SRPD officers after attacking and stalking at least three victims in San Rafael’s Downtown area.… pic.twitter.com/KIRnQSCZkk
The unsettling events began shortly after 9:00 PM when SRPD received reports of Clinton-Jones's actions that included following and making crude gestures towards three separate female victims. Second Street, B Street, and C Street became the stages for these incidents. SRDP officers responded rapidly, locating and detaining Clinton-Jones within an impressively short time frame of 45 minutes following the first call. "Obviously, all three victims were traumatized by Clinton-Jones' dangerous and lewd behavior", stated the San Rafael Police Department in their account of the occurrences.
Further investigation brought to light that before these incidents, Clinton-Jones had harassed a victim in a local grocery store, chased another for several city blocks, and made lewd gestures at his groin area while following a third victim to a residence. The situation was only defused when attention was drawn or, in the last instance, when the victim's spouse appeared.
Clinton-Jones's arrest record with SRPD is extensive, with incidents dating from 2017 through 2024. The night's appalling events came after Clinton-Jones had just been released from jail about 24 hours prior, where he had been booked for being under the influence of drugs and a parole violation. An arrest for similar infractions, such as child annoyance after presence on school campuses, marked his history in 2019 and 2021. The San Rafael Police Department expressed, "Our officers and detectives will work diligently to investigate, identify, and arrest suspects who endanger the public."
