FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: David Chapman
Phone: (904) 255-3004
Cell: (904) 524-6626
ChapmanD@coj.net
March 17, 2023
DUVAL COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTS 3 FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that a Duval County grand jury has returned indictments charging three defendants with First-Degree Murder.
The grand jury returned First-Degree Murder charges for:
• Mario Fernandez Saldana, S.A. No. 23AH015949AD. Fernandez Saldana also is charged with
Conspiracy to Commit First-Degree Murder, Solicitation to Commit a Capital Felony, and Child
Abuse. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant State Attorney Christina Stifler.
• Otis Lee Tucker, S.A. No. 22CF059203AD. Tucker also is charged with Tampering With or
Fabricating Physical Evidence (Capital Felony). The case is being prosecuted by Assistant State
Attorney Lauren Anderson.
• Jonathan Wanchik, S.A. No. 22CF063477AD. Wanchik also is charged with Criminal Use of
Personal Identification Information of An Individual Younger than 18 Years of Age or 60 Years or
Older, and Grand Theft. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant State Attorney Christina Stifler.