MUSKEGON, Mich. — A teen who was already facing charges for allegedly lying to police is now facing a murder charge.
Jainautica Watkins, 18, is charged with open murder and lying to investigators in the death of Mervin Bonner.
Bonner was found with a fatal gunshot wound to his head in August on 7th Street in Muskegon.
The lying to police charge came after prosecutors say Watkins made inaccurate statements about a description of a vehicle he was driving and the timing of his whereabouts to a Muskegon detective.
Further information on what led to the open murder charge wasn’t immediately available.
A preliminary hearing for the open murder charge is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Oct. 22.