Mercer County, Trenton

Trenton Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder

May 19, 2020

TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported today that the suspect taken into custody by police a short time after the homicide of Tayvion Jones has been charged with murder.

Horace Jones, 34, of Ewing, is charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon.  The prosecutor’s office has filed a detention motion, which is scheduled for Friday.  He is being held in the Mercer County Correction Center.

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All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Horace Jones, 34, of Ewing, is charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon.  The prosecutor’s office has filed a detention motion, which is scheduled for Friday.  He is being held in the Mercer County Correction Center.