Isaiah Stokes, an actor who has appeared on episodes of Blue Bloods, Power, and Law and Order: SVU, could face life in prison after being convicted for the 2021 murder of a New York City man.
After a two-week trial, a jury found the actor guilty of second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in relation to the Feb. 7, 2021 shooting death of Tyrone Jones, a press release published by the Queens District Attorney’s Office reports.
Stokes met Jones at the latter’s birthday party in Queens in October 2020, where they got into a physical altercation over Stokes’ unsuitable behavior toward female attendees, per the release, which cites his charges and trial testimony. Stokes was reportedly injured by other partygoers in a separate incident after he rebuffed Jones’ request to leave the event.
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The release stated that the shooting is “believed to have been retaliation” after the men’s clash, with Stokes going on to plant a GPS tracking device on Jones’ car on or around Jan. 29, 2021. He then used its location to hunt down Jones on Feb. 7, arriving at his location and firing into his vehicle 11 times.
Jones, who was sitting in his car parked outside a restaurant for a lunch with a friend, suffered head and chest wounds and was later pronounced dead at the scene, per the release.
“This was a calculated murder. The defendant, a part-time actor, stewed for months after being thrown out of a birthday party for his own inappropriate behavior,” district attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement. “Intent on revenge, Isaiah Stokes placed a GPS on the victim’s car and tracked Tyrone Jones down to Linden Boulevard, where he ruthlessly shot the man 11 times as he sat in his car.”
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Stokes’ acting career includes credits on episodes of Power, The Americans, Boardwalk Empire, and Law and Order: SVU. He was also featured in two episodes of Blue Bloods from 2012 to 2015.
Stokes’ sentencing will be held on March 21. He faces 25 years to life in prison.
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