Isaiah Stokes, an actor who made appearances in shows like “Law & Order: SVU” and “Blue Bloods” was recently found guilty of murder.
Stokes was convicted of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in connection to the murder of a 37-year-old New York man, Tyrone Jones, in 2021. A press release from the Queens District Attorney’s Office was released Monday.
Prosecutors said Stokes was seeking revenge for being kicked out of a club after an altercation occurred during Jones' birthday party in October of 2020.
Stokes attached a GPS tracking device on Jan. 29, 2021 to Jones' car to surveil the victim, according to the release.
The former actor tracked Jones down Feb. 7, 2021 in Queens and fired 11 shots toward the man’s vehicle. Jones suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Queens District attorney Melinda Katz said the shooting was a “calculated murder.”
“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, 45, now faces a sentence of up to 25 years to life. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 21.
Stokes began acting in the mid-2000s and made appearances on episodes of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Blue Bloods,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Power,” and “The Mysteries of Laura.”
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