Another defendant has been charged in connection with the May shooting death of 18-year-old Skylar Powell in midtown.

Jay’Den Maynard, 17 of St. Joseph was charged Tuesday in Buchanan County with a felony of first-degree attempted robbery.  The charge can carry a sentence range of 5-15 years.

According to court documents, Maynard was identified as the lookout by multiple co-conspirators in the fatal attempted robbery.

“He was further implicated as assisting in the planning of the attempted robbery by his co-conspirators,” said Det. Frank Till with the St. Joseph Police Department. “A review of forensic evidence collected at the scene indicates that multiple shots were fired and the victim died of a gunshot wound.”

Bond has been set at $5,000 cash and $45,000 surety.  An arraignment is scheduled for Friday at 8:15 a.m. in Div. 6.

Five other suspects are also charged in the case including, Justin Smith, Kyle Smith, Dayne Matthews,Ashten Surritte and Gabriel Dawson.  Prosecutors believe Powell was killed during a drug transaction and attempted robbery May 17 in the area of 2200 Calhoun.