What happened to Arianna Bailey Jones? Arizona woman found dead after missing, mother says she was taken ‘forcibly’
Arianna Bailey Jones, 21, missing since July 5 in Arizona, has been found found dead“, her mother confirmed on Facebook. While the Glendale Police Department Arizona Although she has provided limited information about her disappearance, her mother said the circumstances of her disappearance are concerning.
“Please help GPD find Arianna Bailey Jones. She is a 21-year-old Hispanic female, 5 feet 2 inches tall, 180 pounds. Arianna’s family last contacted her on July 5, 2026 at approximately 5:30 p.m. If you have any information, please contact the Glendale Police Department at 623-930-3000 or you can send us a tip at 480-witness” Glendale Police Department, Arizona wrote on Facebook before her body was discovered.
Mother announced her death
“They just called me. They found my child’s body. God please give me strength, I can’t even breathe but I think I owe it to everyone who helped find her,” Jones’ mother, Sophia Angelica Sardinas, wrote on Facebook.
Facebook user Faith Cheltenham, who has been vocal about the case, said in a post that Jones’ mother asked Gov. Katie Hobbs to issue a Turquoise Alert for her daughter, but not before Jones was found dead.
“Arianna Bailey Jones made me plead with families: Don’t wait for approval online, post offline! Remind your own communities – they often mobilize faster. Arianna’s mom asked Gov. Katie Hobbs for a #TurquoiseAlert. Before one could come, she was told her daughter had passed away. We need a faster response for women of color. Save this rapid response flyer and share it when the next emergency arises.” Cheltenham wrote.
According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, “The Turquoise Alert program establishes a notification system to provide immediate information to the public by issuing and coordinating alerts using a variety of resources upon reports of missing endangered persons, including tribal members under the age of 65 who meet certain activation criteria. The goal of Turquoise Alert is to locate missing endangered persons through effective information dissemination and communication, leading to safe and prompt recovery.”
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Cheltenham retweeted Mother Jones’ statement in another post, “Arianna Bailey Jones, a woman of color, #FoundDeadInAmerica. My prayers go out to her mom’s children and the community. Until next one? Or maybe I’m making a map to hunt down the superpredators in our midst and the impending blackout Phoenix. Are you politically savvy as this crisis of violence against women unfolds? It’s time for America to know who’s in charge of this country because it’s not Donald J. Trump and Barack Obama and we have to talk about the disposability of women and now I want to thank the Glendale Police Department for paying attention and still looking for Ella Goody.
What happened to Arianna Bailey Jones?
Sardine requested on Facebook multiple times Send a Turquoise Alertbut never. She also claimed that her daughter was “taken from her apartment” and that she was taken away “forcibly.”
“Help me find my daughter Arianna. She was taken from the apartment on Sunday. The last time I spoke to her was Saturday. At 5:43 pm on July 4th she told me she had diarrhea due to eating something bad and had to go to the toilet. She said she missed her visit to the toilet on Friday July 3rd. There was a yacht party on Lake Nexant because she didn’t buy a ticket or register in time, according to a girl I met once who she knew was going to have a party on the yacht… Arianna didn’t go to the party but she had told the girl she wouldn’t be attending. Friday, March 3rd because she didn’t buy the tickets in time and she was at home waiting for her son to come back Sunday night because my daughter wouldn’t turn off her phone for long either,” Sardinas wrote in a previous Facebook post.
“On Sunday, July 5, my daughter’s cell phone received a ping from a Verizon tower within a 5 mile radius of Lake Pleasant. They are collecting pings from cell phones The exact location at the time of the signal because that was the last time the phone was on. Her phone has never been on since and she has not been back to her apartment. Also of note is that she left her apartment keys on the kitchen counter. She either didn’t think of leaving the apartment or someone came in and took her away by force and no one knew about her and no one saw her and she was never going to keep her two year old son and no matter what they did they wouldn’t let her go home,” she added.
In another post, Sardinas said she didn’t understand why the Glendale Homicide/Violent Crimes Unit was working with several other agencies to find her daughter.
“All acute care hospitals, urgent care facilities, police agencies and jails have been notified, but they have not heard back from any of those hospitals or facilities that admitted her and the entire state of Arizona. Since I reported the missing person on Tuesday, they have had over 100 different law enforcement personnel, from officers to sergeants to detectives and medical examiners, in and out of her apartment from 2 a.m. to 4 p.m. I was not allowed out until 10 a.m. DNA had to be provided Testing. “Double mouth swab samples along with profile photos of my face, body and soles because I entered her apartment before they received a missing persons report and I was told her cell phone was pinging within a 5 mile radius of Lake Pleasant starting on Sunday. Since then, they’ve tried to override her source with Peoria air signals, but without success. Trying to get her back to us,” she wrote.
“They told me yesterday afternoon that they finally obtained a search warrant to access my daughter’s phone social media accounts, cash app and bank account. I don’t know what to think but I feel like she is alive and needs to be found as soon as possible. I do feel like something is seriously wrong which is why I went to check on her in the first place. I am asking everyone to pray that we find my daughter Arianna safe and sound and no matter what the outcome, I want my child home as soon as possible,” Sardinas added.
The Turquoise Alert System required by Sardine is also known as “Emily’s Law” in honor of Emily Pike, a member of the San Carlos Apache tribe who went missing and was found dead on the sidelines of Arizona’s Highway 60 at the age of 14. Parker’s death in February 2025 was investigated as killbut her killer was never identified or found. Her murder remains unsolved.
