Friends and relatives came together Monday morning, May 24, 2010 at Triumph Church to pay their final respects to 17-year-old Je'Rean Blake, who was shot and killed while standing outside a neighborhood store on Mack and St. Jean on May 14. (Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us USA News Network)

Charles Jones Charged in Homicide of Jerean Blake

DETROIT (Tell Us Det) - Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy has charged the father of Aiyana Jones, Charles Jones, 26, of Detroit in connection with the May 14, 2010 death of Je’rean Blake. The fatal shooting occurred on Mack and St. Jean after an argument with Chauncey Owens outside a party store at approximately 2:45 p.m. It is alleged that, after the argument, Jones accompanied Owens to the scene of the shooting and aided, abetted, and encouraged Owens during the murder of Blake.

He has been charged with First Degree Murder (Mandatory Life with out Parole), Felon in Possession of a Firearm (5 year maximum penalty), Felony Firearm ( 2 year mandatory consecutive sentence), Habitual 4thOffender ( Sentence can be enhanced to a Life Sentence) and Perjury at a Court Proceeding (15 years maximum penalty). Jones is expected to be arraigned on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 in the 36th District Court for the City of Detroit at 1:30 p.m.

Chauncey Owens was charged with First Degree Murder last year in connection with the death of Je’rean Blake in 2010. On April 11, 2011 before Judge Richard Skutt, Mr. Owens entered a guilty plea to the reduced charge of Second Degree Murder with a 28 year sentence agreement and a two-year mandatory consecutive sentence for Felony Firearm. In exchange for the reduced charge, Mr. Owens has agreed to provide truthful testimony in court regarding how he obtained the weapon used kill Je’rean Blake.