24-year-old held on $1 million bail for 2023 murder of 22-year-old Cleveland man

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The 24-year-old accused of fatally shooting 22-year-old Curtis Bobbit Jr. pleaded not guilty last week to multiple charges, including aggravated murder.

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Donavan Jones, 24, was arraigned on September 27 and his bond was set at $1 million.

Jones was charged Sept. 24 with aggravated murder, murder, aggravated assault and possession of a weapon while under disability.

Jones faces those charges in connection with the February 2023 fatal shooting death of Bobbit.

Cleveland police said officers were dispatched to the 16400 block of Cloverside Avenue for reports of shots fired and a man pinned in a car in the back lot of 4070 Lee Rd. who was slumped and not moving at around 5:05 p.m. on February 27, 2023.

According to police, officers arrived and found Bobbit in the back yard in a black Kia.

According to police, he was pronounced dead at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest.

Jones is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. Oct. 10 for a preliminary hearing

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