A Montgomery Circuit Court judge on Friday denied bond for a 17-year-old charged in connection with the March 5 fatal shooting of a Rockville man at Milligan Park.
Korbin Brock Jones, 17, of Waynetown, who is being tried as an adult, appeared in court for a bond hearing on charges of murder and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury in the death of 31-year-old Kaleb Isabell.
Prosecutors allege Jones was one of four individuals who planned the robbery for several days before the shooting. Investigators say the group arranged a drug deal with Isabell through Snapchat, intending to rob him of marijuana products.
Police were called to Milligan Park around 9:50 p.m. March 5 after a woman reported that a man she was with had been shot. Officers found Isabell inside his vehicle with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to court documents, Draco Alan Lee Farris-Clark, approached Isabell’s vehicle, counted money and handed it through the window before he fired multiple shots into Isabell's vehicle at close range. Investigators later recovered shell casings near the vehicle.
Jones is charged alongside Farris-Clark, 18, Zayden Michael White, 18, and Adrien Wesley Cottom, 19, all of Crawfordsville. Farris-Clark faces an additional felony murder charge as the alleged gunman.
During Friday’s hearing, Jones’ attorney, Kyle D. Gobel, requested that a $10,000 bond from a separate pending case be applied to this case and proposed Jones be released on house arrest under the supervision of his mother, Notuaca Cornell.
Cornell testified she would ensure her son complied with house arrest conditions and be re-enrolled in online schooling, noting he had been attending high school virtually at the time of his arrest.
The pending case stems from a November incident in Linden in which Jones and White allegedly committed armed robbery and battery. Prosecutors also noted Jones was involved in a February incident in which an altered handgun was seized.
Montgomery County Prosecutor Jacob Moore objected to the request, arguing Jones posed a danger to the community. Moore cited evidence from a search warrant of Jones’ phone that allegedly showed multiple photos of him with firearms on Snapchat.
Moore also argued that Jones had lived with his mother his entire life and continued to engage in criminal behavior, including continuing to visit White’s residence after the Linden incident.
“Placing him in the exact same environment with a hope that he does better is a severe risk to the community,” Moore said.
Crawfordsville Police Department Detective Lt. Jared Templeman testified that both Farris-Clark and White told investigators Jones provided the handgun used in the shooting as well as money for the drug deal. Templeman said the two also placed Jones at the park during the incident and later at White’s residence after the shooting.
Isabell’s mother, Megan Reyes, gave emotional testimony via Zoom, urging the court to deny bond.
“This has been traumatic for all of us,” Reyes said. “I lost a son. He was my first-born son, he made me a mother.”
“The only way that I can visit my son is to go to his grave site,” she said.
Reyes told the court Jones should not be released.
“He does not deserve to walk freely, even if it is temporary,” she said.
Following arguments, Judge Darren Chadd denied the request, ordering that Jones remain in custody without bond.
