Arrest made in Philadelphia double slaying

July 03, 2009 06:12 am

— PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say they've arrested a woman who "played a significant role" in planning a well-orchestrated murder of a woman and her companion in her upscale apartment building.
Police said Thursday that 25-year-old Katoya Jones is charged with murder, conspiracy, robbery, burglary, criminal trespass and possession of an instrument of crime. She lives in the same building where 34-year-old Rian Thal and 40-year-old Timothy Gilmore were killed Saturday.
Police say they found a large amount of drugs and money in Thal's apartment at The Piazza at Schmidt's development in the city's trendy Northern Liberties neighborhood.
Jones was jailed Thursday; her lawyer says she's innocent.