Facts
Full Name: Laurie Jolene Jonas
Date of Birth: April 22nd, 1986
First Appearance: 4.01 “How Many Lights Do You See”
Current Occupation: Police Detective, Portland, Oregon
Previous: Police Officer, Portland, Oregon
Police Officer, Stone Creek Police Station
Desk Clerk, Stone Creek Police Station
Waitress, GoodTimes Grill
Hometown: Stone Creek
Current Residence: Somewhere in Oregon, United States
Previous: 2634 W. Parker St., Stone Creek. [Callahan Condos #21]
510 Auburn Rd., Stone Creek. [Nelson Home]
Relations
Parents: Frank & Deborah Nelson
Siblings: Kyle Nelson, Davis Nelson & Sebastian Hahn [Half-Brother]
Children: Colin Jonas [w/ Michael Jonas]
Ava Jonas [w/ Michael Jonas]
Significant Other(s): Michael Jonas; Married, 2005
Previous: Untold
Others: Cameron Faulkner [Grandfather]
Fiona Faulkner [Grandmother]
Franklin Nelson [Grandfather; Deceased]
Mary Jo Nelson [Grandmother; Deceased]
Charlene Nelson [Aunt]
Charlie Sutton [Cousin]
Gillian Sutton [Cousin]
History
Born on April 22nd, 1986; to Frank Nelson and Deborah Nelson, Laurie Jolene Nelson, was their first child and was taught to be tough at an early age. She proved to be a fighter as they proceeded to visit the hospital many times for her rough and adventurous nature. When her younger brother Kyle Christopher Nelson was born they were as different as night and day; where Laurie didn’t need much care as a baby, her brother Kyle, needed a schedule. Their tense relationship started at an early age and often, she frustrated her younger brother with her impulsive nature.
Laurie was already in High School when her second brother was born, she came to care very much for Davis Franklin Nelson. She was a waitress at GoodTimes Grill until she was able to secure a job at the Police Station as a Desk Clerk thanks to her father’s semi-friendship with Gideon Wilkinson. Laurie had found her knack and went to Police Academy soon after, graduating to become a Police Officer at the Stone Creek Police Station.
She relocated to Portland, Oregon in 2005 with her High School boyfriend; Michael Jonas. Much to her husband’s dismay Laurie applied for a detective position in Portland and was given the job in 2005 after serving less than a year on the force. Although their marriage would become uneasy, they would later welcome their two children into the world; Colin Michael Jonas and Ava Deborah Jonas respectively in 2007 and 2009.
Her brother, Davis Nelson, soon followed Laurie to Portland to continue High School; he had found himself in some trouble with attending Stone Creek High. Their older brother settled down in Washington in 2007, but he hardly made contact with his other siblings, mostly during the holidays.
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In 2011 Laurie became aware of her husband’s affair with a woman named Sally Winston and after thinking about leaving him, she ended up staying. But she made Michael aware that if it happened again he would regret it. Laurie tended to her children whole-heartedly, often paying more attention to them than her husband did. Although they were both hyper children, Laurie was able to control them.
Laurie Jonas showed up at her parent’s door unannounced with the declaration that she was going to divorce her husband and leave him with custody of the children. She revealed that Michael had never ended his affair with Sally, so Laurie wanted payback and knew Michael wouldn’t be able to handle both Colin and Ava by himself. While she was aware of her father’s affair with Lucy Hahn, Laurie lashed out at him and looked down at her mother.
While back in Stone Creek, Laurie asked Chief Gideon Wilkinson for a spot on the Stone Creek Police Station. He welcomed her back in town and handed her a badge. She found herself an apartment and settled back into town, severing ties with her husband.
Portrayed by: Allison Williams [2013-Present]
