A 17-year-old accused of shooting a York County man is now facing a first degree murder charge and several other felonies after prosecutors upgraded charges against him.
Prosecutors upgraded a charge from second to first degree murder against the Williamsburg teenager last Thursday, according to York-County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Shelley Ward.
The charges stem from the July 22 shooting death of 18-year-old Kameron Stanley, court documents state.
Prosecutors also added three charges against the teenager, including maiming, discharging a firearm at an occupied building and attempting to commit a noncapital offense, Ward said.
The 17-year-old was arrested and charged July 23 with second degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, Ward said.
Police believe the 17-year-old shot Stanley around 6:30 p.m. July 22 outside a residence in the 1100 block of Stewart Drive, police posted on Facebook after the shooting.
Stanley was standing next to the curb in front of the house when three people pulled up in a green Mercedes, police said.
One teenager pulled out a gun and shot the 18-year-old multiple times, police said. Stanley was taken to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.
A lab report from the Virginia Department of Forensic Science shows 11 .40 caliber cartridge cases were tested in connection to the alleged crime, documents show.
In the days following the shooting, friends and family placed votive candles and flowers on the curb near where Stanley was shot.
The 17-year-old is scheduled for a two-day jury trial Aug. 1 in the York-Poquoson Circuit Court, according to court records.
He has been held without bond at Merrimac Juvenile Detention Center in Williamsburg since his arrest in July, according to court documents.
Johnthan Cotman, 18, of Toano, and a second 17-year-old were also accused of participating in the shooting, police said.
Both Cotman and the other juvenile were charged with second degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
The case against Cotman was dropped Aug. 30. The charges were nolle prossed, meaning prosecutors can bring back the charges against Cotman if more evidence comes to light.
It is unclear whether the second 17-year-old still faces charges in connection to Stanley’s death, because records of the case are closed in the York-Poquoson Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.
Note: WYDaily does not name juveniles who are accused of crimes unless they are being tried as adults.
Fearing can be reached at [email protected].
