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24-03-2025
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Former 'Law & Order: SVU' Actor Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison
An actor who appeared on the iconic "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" show has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. A longtime actor, who appeared in other shows like "Boardwalk Empire" and "The Americans," has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison for murder. Isaiah Stokes, 45, was sentenced in the murder of a man in New York City in 2021. Stokes' prison sentence was announced this week. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Stokes' prison sentence in a press release this week. The actor had been found guilty of murder earlier this month. Stokes was found guilty of murder in the second degree and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. He was found guilty in the death of 37-year-old Tyrone Jones. From the press release: Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Isaiah Stokes was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison today after being convicted of murder for the fatal shooting of Tyrone Jones in St. Albans on February 7, 2021. The victim was sitting in a parked Jeep Cherokee and waiting for a friend to arrive for lunch when he was shot and killed. The shooting is believed to have been retaliation for an altercation between the defendant and the victim at the victim's birthday party in October 2020. Stokes was allegedly seeking revenge on Jones for kicking him out of a birthday party. 'Isaiah Stokes, embarrassed and upset that he was thrown out of a birthday party in October 2020, sought revenge on Tyrone Jones. Months later, the defendant attached a GPS tracking device to his victim's vehicle and stalked Jones for more than a week. Stokes tracked Jones down to Linden Boulevard and fired 11 times into Jones' vehicle, striking the man in his head and chest. Justice has now been served for the premeditated murder perpetrated by this defendant and he will now spend 25 years to life in prison as a direct consequence of his criminal actions," Katz said. Katz had more on how things transpired: On or about January 29, 2021, the defendant placed a GPS tracking device underneath Jones' vehicle and used that to track down the victim on February 7, 2021. At approximately 2:30 p.m. that day, Stokes exited an Audi SUV with New Jersey license plates at the intersection of 200th Street and 118th Avenue. The defendant circled the area of 200th Street and Linden Boulevard on foot for approximately 15 minutes before he walked towards Jones' Jeep Grand Cherokee, took out a gun and fired 11 times into the car. The victim, who was waiting for a friend inside the vehicle, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest and was pronounced dead on the scene. Stokes has been acting since the 2000s. He appeared on a 2009 episode of "Law & Order: SVU" and has had roles in several other prominent shows. Now, he'll be spending most of the rest of his life behind bars.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
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‘Law & Order: SVU' Actor Isaiah Stokes Convicted of ‘Calculated' Murder After Being Kicked Out of N.Y.C. Birthday Party
An actor who once appeared on longtime NBC drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit could spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of the 2021 murder of a New York City man. After a two-week trial, Isaiah Stokes, 45, was found guilty of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the shooting death of 37-year-old Tyrone Jones, according to a March 10 press release from the Queens District Attorney's Office. Prosecutors said Stokes had sought revenge against Jones since October 2020 when the victim kicked him out of his birthday party during an altercation at a Queens club. Related: 'Law & Order: SVU', 'Boardwalk Empire' Actor Isaiah Stokes Indicted for N.Y.C. Murder On Jan. 29, 2021, Stokes placed a GPS tracking device underneath Jones' vehicle and used it to track the victim down the following week, per the release. On the afternoon of Feb. 7, 2021, Stokes got out of a parked SUV and walked around the area for about 15 minutes before pulling out a gun and firing 11 times at Jones' car. Jones, who was waiting for a friend inside the car, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest, prosecutors said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Stokes then drove the car back to his apartment in Rego Park, Queens, later that afternoon and returned it to a rental location in Hackensack, N.J., per the release. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz called the fatal shooting a 'calculated murder' and said Stokes was 'intent on revenge.' 'The defendant, a part-time actor, stewed for months after being thrown out of a birthday party for his own inappropriate behavior,' Katz said. Stokes has been a TV actor since the mid-2000s, appearing in a 2009 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as well as in episodes of Boardwalk Empire, Power, Blue Bloods, and The Mysteries of Laura. He also records and performs music under the name I$AIAH, according to his IMDB page. Stokes is scheduled to be sentenced on March 21 and faces up to 25 years to life in prison, prosecutors said. Read the original article on People
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11-03-2025
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Actor who appeared on ‘Law & Order' convicted of ‘calculated,' revenge-fueled NYC murder: DA
An actor who has appeared on 'Law & Order' and 'Boardwalk Empire' has been convicted of the 'calculated,' revenge-fueled Queens murder of another man more than four years ago, prosecutors said Monday. Isaiah Stokes – who also records and performs music under the name I$AIAH – was found guilty Friday of shooting 37-year-old Tyrone Jones nearly a dozen times inside his parked car on Feb. 7, 2021, the Queens DA's Office said. He was convicted of second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon following a two-week jury trial, which started on February 13 – and now faces 25 years to life in prison, prosecutors said. Stokes, 45, had a four-month-long vendetta against Jones, ever since the younger man kicked him out of his birthday party during a clash back in October 2020, prosecutors said. On Jan. 29, 2021, Stokes allegedly placed a GPS device underneath Jones' car, which he used to track him down and commit the broad-daylight murder more than a week later, the DA's office said. Surveillance footage of the murder showed the actor stepping out of a vehicle near the intersection of Linden Boulevard and 200th Street and then approaching the driver's side window of a parked white Jeep Grand Cherokee — where he fired off 11 shots, prosecutors said. Jones was shot multiple times in the head and chest and was pronounced dead at the scene. The slain man was waiting for a friend to go out to lunch when his life was abruptly cut short, the DA's office said. 'This was a calculated murder,' Queens DA Melinda Katz said in a statement. 'The defendant, a part-time actor, stewed for months after being thrown out of a birthday party for his own inappropriate behavior. 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.' 'My office is laser-focused on gun violence, and we will utilize every tool at our disposal to investigate, arrest and prosecute those who use deadly guns on our streets,' the DA added. 'I thank our prosecutors and the NYPD detectives who built this case. The jury has now spoken, and the defendant faces up to 25 years to life at sentencing for his criminal actions.' Justice Kenneth Holder ordered Stokes to reappear for sentencing on March 21.
