Martinsville Police have made an arrest in a homicide that occurred in 2023. On Tuesday, Martinsville Police Officers, along with the Greensboro Police Department and North Carolina Bureau of Criminal Investigations, made an arrest related to the July 9, 2023 murder of 20-year-old Nyjeon Brandon. 23-year-old Jahil Arman Martin, of Greensboro, was arrested and charged with First Degree Murder.

Martinsville Police Chief Rob Fincher added that there will likely be additional arrests in the case, but it is unclear when that will occur. Police say that Martin and Brandon knew each other and they feel the homicide was premeditated.

The homicide occurred on July 9, 2023, at 2:25 am when a vehicle that Brandon was a passenger in was shot into while traveling in the 300 block of Commonwealth Blvd. Brandon was taken to the SOVAH Health Martinsville Emergency Room with gunshot wounds and died shortly after.

Martin is being held without bond pending his extradition to Virginia. The incident continues to be under investigation. 

If you have any information about this incident, please contact Lieutenant Richard Barrow at 276-403-5458 or Crime Stoppers at 276-63CRIME (276-632-7463) Crime Stoppers is an anonymous tip line and you could receive an award up to $2,500.00.