Three men face murder, kidnapping, robbery and other charges related to the brutal 2019 home-invasion slaying of 36-year-old Myron Moye. The 14-count indictment charging Melik “Wavymelz” Davis, Christopher Jackson a.k.a. Tahuti Neter and Jacob Jackson was handed up under seal by an Ulster County grand jury on Nov. 9.

Prosecutors believe the men were part of conspiracy to rob Moye that culminated in the early morning hours of Nov. 1, 2019, when three men forced their way into his home at 38 West O’Reilly St. Moye was not present at the time. Prosecutors say the robbery team tied up two women and a child who were in the home, then forced one of the women to call Moye to ask him to come home. When Moye arrived back at the residence, police believe the killers were lying in wait. Moye was shot and stabbed to death inside the residence. The women and children were unharmed in the attack. It is unclear what, if anything, was stolen.

A break in the case came in January when Davis was arrested on conspiracy charges related to the murder. In that indictment, prosecutors allege that on Oct. 28, 2019, just a few days before the attack, Davis communicated with Christopher Jackson about “tying up kids.” Davis, 32, has remained in the Ulster County Jail since his arrest awaiting disposition of the conspiracy charge. District Attorney Dave Clegg has previously said that Davis was not present during the murder but acted in concert with the killers.

Jacob Jackson, 23, is currently serving a 10-year sentence in state prison following conviction on a charge of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Jackson was arrested by Kingston police in December 2019 and charged with illegally possessing a loaded firearm. On May 7, 2020, Jackson was again caught with a loaded handgun, this time following a traffic stop by state police on Route 209 in Kerhonkson. On May 20, 2020, after he failed to appear in court, Kingston police arrested Jackson on a warrant and once again found him in possession of a loaded gun. Jackson pleaded guilty to two weapons counts on July 15, 2021 and was sentenced to 10 years in state prison. State records show that he is being held at the Upstate Correctional Facility in Malone. It is unclear if he is related to Christopher Jackson.

All three men are charged with four counts of second-degree murder. Each count lays out a different theory of the crime, including acting in concert and acting during the commission of the felonies of robbery, burglary and kidnapping. They are also charged with two counts of first-degree kidnapping and two counts of second-degree kidnapping. The indictment identifies the kidnapping victims by the initials K.M. and V.L. The men are also charged with first- and second-degree burglary, first-degree robbery and second-degree conspiracy. In addition, Christopher and Jacob Jackson are charged with a single count each of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Under the conspiracy charge, the indictment lists a series of “overt acts” committed by the men in the days leading up to Moye’s slaying. In addition to the Oct. 28, 2019 communication between Davis and Jacob Jackson about “tying up kids.” the indictment refers to another communication the same day about “doing [sic] sunsstroke’s.” On Oct. 31, 2019, the indictment alleges, the three men communicated about West O’Reilly Street while Christopher Jackson conducted internet searches about the address. All three defendants are currently remanded to the Ulster County Jail without bail.

Moye’s killing came just one week after Daniel “D.J.” Thomas was shot and killed on Cedar Street. The back-to-back killings were the beginning of a wave of gun violence in Kingston that would leave six city residents dead between October 2019 and February 2021. The same period saw a major spike in non-fatal shootings and shots-fired incidents in Midtown Kingston. The spike in violent crime was part of a nationwide trend during the pandemic. Clegg has said that the violence in Kingston has ebbed considerably since then in part because many of the offenders are incarcerated on weapons or other charges.