OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – A 36-year-old Pontiac man is being held without bond after being arraigned on multiple felony charges, including first-degree murder, in the fatal shooting of another man over the weekend.
Jonathan Mack is accused of the death of Kevonte Javon Smith, 28, during what investigators described as an apparent robbery.
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In addition to first-degree murder, Mack faces charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm, discharging a firearm in or at a building, carrying a concealed weapon, and three counts of felony firearm.
A conviction on the murder charge carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The shooting occurred Saturday (April 11) at about 2:15 p.m. in the 100 block of Crystal Lake Drive in Pontiac.
Deputies responding to the scene found Smith lying in a driveway with a gunshot wound to the back.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities said Mack, who was on probation for a drug conviction and previously served prison time for an unarmed robbery conviction in 2016, was arrested at a residence on Spokane Drive in Pontiac.
Witnesses told investigators that Mack, who was acquainted with Smith, fled the area after the shooting.
A K-9 unit and drones were used in the search.
Detectives later recovered the weapon believed to have been used in the shooting, along with clothing the suspect allegedly wore at the time.
Mack was taken into custody by the sheriff’s office directed patrol unit.
A probable cause conference is scheduled for April 28 in 50th District Court.
A preliminary examination is set for May 5.