New trial date set in Dayton murder case where man was shot at apartment complex

Karlton Stephone Jones

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Karlton Stephone Jones

A trial to resolve a case that accuses a man of a shooting death is set to take place in June.

Karlton Stephone Jones, 25, was supposed to appear Feb. 8 in front of a jury, but that was rescheduled this week. He is now due back in court on June 21 for a trial, according to court documents.

Jones faces charges of murder and felonious assault in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. He is accused of killing Chendo “BJ” Lamont Buford Jr. on March 2 at the Eagle Ridge apartment complex in Dayton.

When police arrived, they found Buford had been shot multiple times and was dead, according to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.

“Multiple eyewitnesses identified the defendant as the shooter,” the prosecutor’s office said.

Jones remains in Montgomery County Jail on $1 million bond.

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