Sunday, July 18, 2021

LIFE IMITATES ART

by Bob Walsh

Isaiah Stokes is a Black man and a reasonably successful actor.  He lives in NY city, and has appeared in episodes of Rescue Me, The Americans, Louie, Blue Blood and Law and Order SVU among others.

On Friday he was indicted by a grand jury for second degree murder and a couple of weapons violations.  He allegedly walked up to a Jeep Grand Cherokee on the street in the Jamaica area of Queens in broad daylight and pumped at least 10 rounds into Tyrone Jones, 37, for no obvious reason.  There is good quality surveillance footage of the incident.

According to the news piece I read on this he is scheduled for sentencing next week so presumably he plead to the charges.  He could get as much as 25-life, but presumably will get less as part of the apparent plea deal.

Stokes was raised in Queens and attended Delaware State.  The cops have not offered a motive and Stokes has declined comment.

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