Isaiah Jaheim Ballard, 20, was arrested Tuesday on a second-degree murder charge in the Nov. 28 killing of 20-year-old Craig Stroud.
A man accused of fatally shooting his cousin after the two had Thanksgiving dinner at their grandmother's home in Miami-Dade has been arrested, records show.
Isaiah Jaheim Ballard, 20, was arrested Tuesday on a second-degree murder charge in the Nov. 28 killing of 20-year-old Craig Stroud, according to Miami-Dade jail records and an arrest affidavit.
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Stroud and Ballard were at their grandmother's home for Thanksgiving dinner when they got into an argument outside the home, the warrant said.
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The argument escalated to a physical fight, and during the fight Ballard pulled out a gun and shot Stroud, the warrant said.
Stroud was found on the ground with a gunshot wound to his abdomen and was taken to Jackson South Medical Center where he died from his injuries.
Witnesses said Ballard dismantled the gun and threw it in a bushy area as he fled, the warrant said.
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On Jan. 13, Ballard was arrested on an unrelated weapons charge. The murder warrant was issued April 11.
Ballard appeared in court Wednesday where he was ordered held without bond and appointed a public defender.
