$1.5M bond set for 2nd suspect charged in murder of Shaker Heights High School student
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The second suspect charged in the fatal shooting of a Shaker Heights High School student, was arraigned in Cleveland Municipal Court Tuesday.
Johnathan Thornton, 19, turned himself in to the Cleveland Police Homicide Unit Monday afternoon.
Thornton pleaded not guilty to the charge of aggravated murder and the judge set bond at $1.5 million.
Jaiden Tunson, of Shaker Heights, was found shot to death in the area of E. 130th Street and Buckeye Road in Cleveland on Oct. 26.
On Oct. 31, Khalil Woods Jr., of East Cleveland, was taken into custody in University Heights after a traffic stop on the car he was a passenger in.
Woods, 18, pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder at his arraignment on Nov. 2. He is also being held on a $1.5 million bond.
Tunson’s family said Jaiden had a beautiful spirit and was very cheerful.
“He had a loving heart. He had a loving heart and he had a loving spirit all of his life from from a little boy, little toddler to the time that he left us,” said Jaiden’s cousin, Rhonda Crowder.
Cleveland police have not released information about a possible motive for the murder.
Woods Jr. was arrested earlier this year for an aggravated robbery at a high school baseball game.
In July, Woods pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of aggravated theft and carrying a concealed weapon.
Judge Carl Mazzone sentenced Woods to 12 months of community control on each count, no prison time.
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