MERCER COUNTY GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENT AGAINST A TRENTON MAN IN THE MURDER OF A 16-YEAR-OLD TEEN
" Keith Jordan, Indicted On Charges Of First Degree Murder & Weapons Related Offenses In Connection With The Monday, July 5, 2021 Fatal Shooting Of A Trenton Teen."
September 29, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
TRENTON, NJ.- On Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced that a Grand Jury sitting in Mercer County, New Jersey has returned a Nine Count Indictment against Keith N. Jordan in the Shooting Death of 16-Year-Old Dion Ellis occuring in Trenton, New Jersey.
Mr. Jordan, 30, of Trenton, New Jersey is charged with First Degree Murder; First Degree Attempted Murder; Second Degree Aggravated Assault; Two Counts of Second Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun; Fourth Degree Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Magazine; Fourth Degree Possession of a Defaced Firearm; and Third Degree Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution. Mr. Jordan, since his arrest is being detained in the Mercer County Correction Center pending trial.
The Indictment is the result of an investigation by The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and The Trenton Police Department.
On Monday, July 5, 2021, at approximately 12:45 a.m., Members of The Trenton Police Department responded to the area of Prospect Street and Stuyvesant Avenue on the report of a shooting. One victim, later identified as 16-year-old Dion Ellis, was found shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene. A second 16-year-old male was transported to the hospital and treated for a gunshot wound to the leg.
An initial canvas of the scene produced eight shell casings. Area video surveillance was reviewed and a suspect vehicle was identified, which was traced back to Jordan.
As a result of a search warrant being executed on Jordan’s 2016 Toyota Camry, he was also charged with obstruction and multiple weapons offenses. Detectives recovered a 9mm handgun with a 33-round extended magazine, hollow-point bullets, and an empty 10-round magazine.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
FILED UNDER SEPTEMBER 29, 2021: LAW, MERCER: