“Blue Bloods” and“ SVU” actor Isaiah Stokes convicted of second-degree murder after New York shooting

Isaiah Stokes, an histrion who has appeared connected episodes of Blue Bloods, Power, and Law and Order: SVU, could look beingness successful situation aft being convicted for the 2021 execution of a New York City man. 

After a two-week trial, a assemblage recovered the histrion blameworthy of second-degree execution and 2 counts of transgression possession of a limb successful narration to the Feb. 7, 2021 shooting decease of Tyrone Jones, a property merchandise published by the Queens District Attorney's Office reports. 

Stokes met Jones astatine the latter's day enactment successful Queens successful October 2020, wherever they got into a carnal altercation implicit Stokes' unsuitable behaviour toward pistillate attendees, per the release, which cites his charges and proceedings testimony. Stokes was reportedly injured by different partygoers successful a abstracted incidental aft helium rebuffed Jones' petition to permission the event.

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The merchandise stated that the shooting is "believed to person been retaliation" aft the men's clash, with Stokes going connected to works a GPS tracking instrumentality connected Jones' car connected oregon astir Jan. 29, 2021. He past utilized its determination to hunt down Jones connected Feb. 7, arriving astatine his determination and firing into his conveyance 11 times. 

Jones, who was sitting successful his car parked extracurricular a edifice for a luncheon with a friend, suffered caput and thorax wounds and was aboriginal pronounced dormant astatine the scene, per the release.  

"This was a calculated murder. The defendant, a part-time actor, stewed for months aft being thrown retired of a day enactment for his ain inappropriate behavior,” territory lawyer Melinda Katz said successful a statement. "Intent connected revenge, Isaiah Stokes placed a GPS connected the victim's car and tracked Tyrone Jones down to Linden Boulevard, wherever helium ruthlessly changeable the antheral 11 times arsenic helium sat successful his car."

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Stokes' acting vocation includes credits connected episodes of Power, The Americans, Boardwalk Empire, and Law and Order: SVU. He was besides featured successful 2 episodes of Blue Bloods from 2012 to 2015.

Stokes' sentencing volition beryllium held connected March 21. He faces 25 years to beingness successful prison.

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