OLNEY, Ill. (WAND) - An arrest has been made in a double homicide in Olney. 

The Olney Police Department and Richland County Sheriff's Office requested Illinois State Police to investigate after two people were found murdered in separate homes. 

At 3:11 p.m. on Tuesday officers responded to two homes in the 400 block of East Monroe St. 

52-year-old John D. Jones, Jr., and 73-year-old Deborah J. Jones were both found dead. 

25-year-old Dylan M. Jones of Olney was arrested. 

Police said Dylan struck John Jones in the head with a sharp-edged instrument and stabbed Deborah Jones with a knife. 

Autopsies are under way for both victims. 

Dylan Jones has been charged with six counts of first degree murder. 

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