3 arrested in connection to beating death of Phoenix man - Arizona's Family

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Police say three people have been arrested in connection with the beating death of a Phoenix man over two months ago. Police say detectives have identified 34-year-old Angel Mullooly as the suspect in Jake Kelly’s murder. Officers also arrested Cory Young, 44, and Shannon Young, 37, for allegedly hindering the investigation. Arizona’s Family has learned those two were Kelly’s roommates.

On Sunday, Aug. 27, 49-year-old Kelly was found beaten and unconscious on a driveway outside a home near Cave Creek Road and Union Hills Drive. But instead of calling for help, his mother, Jan Kelly, says his roommates carried her son into the house and put him in a bathtub. She says they didn’t take him to the hospital until the next day, where doctors discovered Kelly had skull fractures, broken ribs and a punctured lung. Jan Kelly thought something was off after seeing her son’s condition. “Shannon, do I have this right? And she said, ‘Yes, he was just in his room.’ Well, they could have helped him and saved him but they didn’t,” Jan Kelly said. He died on Sept. 8.

His mom says Jake Kelly was found unconscious in his driveway but he wasn't taken to the... — His mom says Jake Kelly was found unconscious in his driveway but he wasn't taken to the hospital until the next day.(Jan Kelly)

Jan Kelly is from Texas but has been staying in the Valley since Jake Kelly was taken to the hospital in August. She says the arrests mean they are one step closer to justice and closure. “I know this is just the beginning but I’m happy and they should be arrested,” Jan Kelly said.

The mug shots of the three suspects were not immediately available because Friday is an observed holiday. Police didn’t say what led up to the arrests. Jan Kelly said she still can’t believe someone would do this to her son. “Jake was a smart and loving person,” Jan Kelly said. “People would write in and say he taught me everything I know about music. People loved him.”

Jan Kelly plans to stay in the Valley until the trial for those arrested concludes. “I can’t save him so this is something I can do and I’m going to do it,” she said.

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