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Published on: August 23, 2018
Office of the State Attorney
Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida
www.sao4th.com
Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida
www.sao4th.com
Melissa W Nelson
State Attorney
311 West Monroe Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202-4242
(904) 255-2500
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces the return by a grand jury of indictments charging three defendants with First-Degree Murder. With the indictments, each adult defendant faces a sentence of mandatory life in prison, unless the State provides notice of its intent to seek the death penalty, in accordance with Florida law.
The grand jury returned First-Degree Murder charges for:
• Erica Newsome, S.A. Case No. 18CF002297AD. Newsome also is charged with Aggravated Child Abuse and Child Neglect.
• DeAngelo Woods, S.A. Case No. 16CF043641AD. Woods also is charged with Armed Robbery, Burglary with Assault or Battery, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
• Jihad Smith, S.A. Case No. 17CF019213AD. Smith also is charged Tampering with Evidence and Possession of a Firearm by a Juvenile Delinquent with a Prior Felony.