Man Indicted for July Jewelry Store Murder

James Sylvester Caroline (photo courtesy ACPD)A grand jury has brought charges against the man suspected of killing a Columbia Pike jewelry store owner in July.

An Arlington County Grand Jury indicted James Sylvester Caroline on capital murder and weapons charges for the murder of Tommy Kin Mo Wong.

Caroline is accused of killing Wong during a robbery of the Capital Jewelers store at 3219 Columbia Pike on the afternoon of July 27. Caroline was arrested just days after the murder during a traffic stop on the Arlington/Alexandria border.

Caroline is set to appear in court on Thursday, December 20, to set a trial date.

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