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Man Accused Of Killing 9-Year-Old Trenton Girl Ordered To Stay In Jail Until Trial Begins

TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) -- The man accused of the deadly shooting of a 9-year-old Trenton girl appeared in court on Tuesday. Isiah Roberts appeared virtually in a Mercer County Superior Courtroom.

The judge ordered Roberts to be held in jail until his trial begins.

On March 25, Sequoya Bacon-Jones was killed by a stray bullet in the courtyard of her apartment building after police say a group nearby began fighting.

Roberts is charged with first-degree murder, among other offenses.

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