FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Two 22-year-olds are going through first-degree homicide fees in connection to an August capturing in Fort Lauderdale’s Melrose Park community, in accordance to court docket paperwork bought by means of Local 10 News on Tuesday.
Police stated the accused gunman was once dissatisfied that the sufferer had stolen his gun in July and stated the sufferer’s own cousin would later activate him. They stated members of the family attempted in useless to pay $800 to stay the sufferer from being killed.
Authorities arrested the accused gunman, Vershawn Williamceau, of Lauderhill, on Aug. 26.
Police arrested the sufferer’s cousin and Williamceau’s friend and alleged partner within the case, Jahmar Ellis, of Fort Lauderdale, on Thursday. He gave the impression in Broward County court docket on Friday.
According to an arrest warrant, the fatal Aug. 19 capturing took place simply after 11:30 p.m. within the 300 block of Iowa Avenue. The sufferer, whose identify was once redacted from the warrant, was once later pronounced lifeless at Broward Health Medical Center.
The sufferer’s father informed police he noticed Williamceau, whom he known, stroll up to his son and yell “Where’s my s—?” and before the sufferer may just solution, Williamceau began capturing, police stated.
Police stated every other circle of relatives member later informed investigators Wiliamceau was once mad that the sufferer had stolen his gun after the 3 males frolicked on July 29. Williamceau informed her it was once “not about the gun but the principle of the matter,” the warrant states.
That circle of relatives member even presented to pay for the gun if it intended Williamceau wouldn’t kill the sufferer and he declined the cash, police stated. She informed investigators that Ellis was once “favoring Vershawn more than his own blood cousin,” in accordance to the warrant.
The sufferer’s mom informed police that she have been receiving textual content messages from Ellis, her nephew, threatening to kill her son, the warrant states.
Police stated the ones texts integrated statements like “If family finna die today f— it,” “Pick your side dig your own grave” and “Your son took from my blood brother if u think we letting that slide u high asf (as f—).”
The warrant states that before the homicide, the sufferer’s circle of relatives paid Williamceau $800, “whatever (it) took to keep (the victim) from getting killed.”
Police stated they selected to fee Ellis with the crime in conjunction with Williamceau as a result of he made threats and supplied information to Williamceau concerning the sufferer’s whereabouts “during critical events leading up to the homicide,” making him an partner.
Williamceau is ready to seem in court docket subsequent on Oct. 6. A pass judgement on discovered possible motive for fees towards Ellis Friday however has now not but set a long term court docket date, in accordance to court docket data.
Both males remained held with out bond within the Broward County Main Jail as of Tuesday night.
First-degree homicide convictions are punishable both by means of existence in jail with out the opportunity of parole or the dying penalty.
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