CHARLOTTE — Detectives say another suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a homicide that happened last month in east Charlotte.
According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, 28-year-old Alexis Stokes was arrested in Greenville, South Carolina, and charged with murder, burglary, felony conspiracy, and robbery with a dangerous weapon.
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Stokes was arrested after the death of 30-year-old Samuel Jerome Lomax Jr. on June 14.
Lomax was found dead at a home off Hickory Grove Road, and detectives believe Lomax was trying to “make entry” into the home when he was shot.
Another suspect, 23-year-old Ishmail Ezell, was arrested last week, CMPD said.
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Ezell was also arrested in Greenville County, and he’s facing charges of murder, attempted murder, burglary, kidnapping, conspiracy, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Stokes is expected to be extradited back to Mecklenburg County