A year later, Chavis and nine others were charged with the firebombing of Mike's Grocery and with shooting at the firefighters who responded to the fire. Charged with Chavis were 19-year-old Marvin Patrick, 21-year-old Connie Tindall, 19-year-old Jerry Jacobs, 18-year-old Wayne Moore, 18-year-old Reginald Epps, 19-year-old James McKoy, 18-year-old Willie Vereen, 19-year-old William Wright, Jr., and 35-year-old Ann Shepaard, an anti-poverty worker. Shepard was white and the other nine were black.