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18-year-old female charged with capital murder in fatal carjacking in Fairfield; more arrests expected
An 18-year-old is in custody in connection with the carjacking and shooting death of a man in Fairfield.
Joydan Ja’Niece Blackwell, who lives near Forestdale, was book into the Jefferson County Jail at 1:03 a.m. Friday. She is charged with capital murder in the slaying of 27-year-old Jon Paul Matthew Kimber.
Blackwell is also charged with first-degree theft of property, first-degree shooting into an occupied vehicle and first-degree robbery. Other arrests are expected.
Kimber was found slain shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday at Gary Avenue and 49th Street in downtown Fairfield. A passerby discovered Kimber unresponsive in an area between Payless Drugs and another building. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
A man was found shot to death Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in downtown Fairfield.
Sgt. Joni Money said Blackwell and the other unnamed suspects are accused of trying to rob Kimber of his vehicle. When he fought back, he was shot multiple times. His car was then stolen.
Money said the suspects and Kimber were acquaintances.
Authorities on Thursday asked for the public’s help locating Kimber’s Nissan Sentra. That vehicle has since been recovered.
Blackwell’s bond on the theft, shooting and robbery charges totals $120,000 but she is being held without bond on the capital murder charge.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 205-325-1450 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
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