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Western Michigan’s Joeviair Kennedy Charged with Murder, Armed Robbery

Related Topics: Robbery, Murder

Prosecutors have now filed murder and armed robbery charges against a Western Michigan University basketball player in the killing of a fellow student last week.

Due for arraignment on Monday in a Kalamazoo County court, Joeviair Kennedy will stand for last Thursday's fatal shooting of 19-year-old Jacob Jones in an off-campus apartment. It is not known if Kennedy has retained counsel at this time.

It is alleged that Kennedy killed Jones during a robbery for a phone and cash. There were witnesses present at the time of the robbery that helped lead to Kennedy’s arrest and subsequent charges.