3 people arrested in Prince William Co. shooting. Man found handcuffed in back seat of vehicle

Three people have been arrested and charged in the shooting death of a man who was found handcuffed in the back seat of a car in Triangle, Virginia, on Sunday.

Prince William County police said Jason Thomas Blake, 43, of Woodbridge, was shot multiple times in the 18500 block of Triangle Street after he was taken to “a remote area” by the three suspects.

Police said Blake met with the suspects at a home on Cherry Hill Road in Dumfries to “purchase narcotics and sell a firearm.”

During that transaction, an “altercation” occurred and Blake was handcuffed and “forcibly taken from the home,” according to police.

According to a news release, he was taken to a “remote area” on Triangle Street where he was shot multiple times. He died at the scene of the accident.

Following an investigation, three men were linked to his murder and were arrested and charged on Sunday.

Jerrome Thomas Barnes, 40, and Jackson Arthur Crisler, 30, were both charged with murder, kidnapping, conspiracy to commit a felony and other firearms charges. Tryevon Elgha Davis, 31, of Dumfries, was charged with accessory after the fact in the commission of a felony, conspiracy to commit a felony, kidnapping and two firearms charges.

According to police, all three men are being held without bail.

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