Isiah Roberts, 19, is now charged with first-degree murder, three counts of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, second-degree aggravated assault, fourth-degree aggravated assault, and second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun in the shooting of Sequoya Bacon-Jones, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said following a seven-count indictment on Thursday, June 30.
Bacon-Jones was found bleeding on the sidewalk after being struck by a stray bullet in Kingsbury Square around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 25, DailyVoice.com reported.
She died the next day at a New Brunswick hospital.
Roberts was being held in the Mercer County Correction Center pending trial.
Click here to follow Daily Voice Villas-Lower Township and receive free news updates.