YOUNGSTOWN — Jalachi T. Jones, 19, of Beachwood Drive was arraigned Wednesday in Youngstown Municipal Court on reckless homicide in the Dec. 27 accident shooting death of his twin brother, Malachi Jones.

Police said they were called to the home where both Joneses lived on Beachwood Drive on the East Side for a possible suicide. They entered a bedroom and found Malachi Jones apparently deceased in a chair, covered in blood. His aunt told police he had been shot.

When ambulance personnel arrived, they pronounced Malachi Jones dead. A handgun was recovered from the room where the victim was found, police said. Also found was a spent bullet shell casing.

The aunt told police Jalachi Jones and another male were in the kitchen. Officers placed both males in separate police cruisers. Both were also taken to the police station to speak with detectives.

Jalachi Jones was arrested Wednesday by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitives Task Force and placed in the Mahoning County jail on a warrant from the Youngstown Police Department. After his hearing, he was released from the jail on his own recognizance, meaning he did not have to pay anything.

Judge Carla Baldwin of Youngstown Municipal Court ordered Jalachi Jones to be electronically monitored and on house arrest until further order of the court.

Youngstown Municipal Court issued a warrant for Jalachi Jones’ arrest Jan. 3 after Youngstown police conducted an investigation. The task force contacted Jalachi Jones’ attorney Tuesday, and he or she arranged for Jalachi Jones to turn himself in at 1:30 p.m., which he did.

If convicted of reckless homicide, Jalachi Jones could get several years in prison.

He returns to Youngstown Municipal Court for a preliminary hearing at 9:45 a.m. Feb. 9.

According to Malachi Jones’ obituary, he attended the Martin Luther King Jr. and Kirkmere schools and graduated from East High School in 2020.

He worked at several McDonalds and Popeyes restaurants and loved basketball, video games and cars.

He attended the Choffin Career Center for welding “until he fell ill,” his obituary says. His dream was to get his driver’s license and go back to school to get his welder’s license.

He was on the state championship rugby team for East High School. He helped coach the Youngstown chargers youth football team.