Jean Jamar’ray Anderson was booked into the Scioto County Jail on Tuesday on a charge of premeditated aggravated murder.
So far, SCDN has not located information on the Portsmouth Municipal Court docket or in Scioto County Common Pleas Court explaining the details behind Anderson’s arrest.
However, sources say Anderson’s arrest may be connected to the December shooting at Party Time Bar, the same homicide case in which Kenneth Bailey and Darius Herron already face charges.
Party Time Case Already Raised Questions
Bailey, a New Jersey man accused of aggravated murder in Portsmouth, made news earlier this summer after investigators said they found suspected crack cocaine, a loaded gun, and more than $12,000 in cash at his Jackson Street home while he was free on a $25,000 bond in the murder case.
Just days before that drug raid, Bailey had received permission from Scioto County Common Pleas Court to travel back to New Jersey for Father’s Day and his daughter’s graduation.
Bailey returned to Portsmouth after the approved trip. Less than a week later, he was arrested during a Southern Ohio Drug Task Force operation.
Bailey and Herron are both from outside Ohio. Bailey is from New Jersey, while Herron has listed Chicago as his residence and has a criminal history in Illinois.
Both men are charged in connection with a Portsmouth homicide.
Bailey also faces separate accusations that he was operating a drug trafficking operation from a local home while free on bond in the murder case.
Another Out-of-Town Suspect
Court and arrest records show Anderson was arrested by Centerville, Ohio, police last summer on charges involving obstructing official business and vandalism.
SCDN has reported for years on a troubling pattern of out-of-town men becoming tied to serious Scioto County crimes, especially in drug and violence cases.
Recent investigations have repeatedly involved men from outside the area, sometimes with significant criminal histories, staying in local homes and becoming connected to major felony cases.
The new arrest raises more questions about the December Party Time homicide case and whether additional details will emerge as Anderson makes his way through the court system.
Anderson, Bailey, and Herron are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.