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State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Marquis Gay was found guilty by a jury of Trafficking in Methamphetamine While Armed With A Firearm, Possession Of A Firearm By A Convicted Felon, and Resisting An Officer Without Violence. The Honorable James Daniel sentenced Gay to 20 years in Florida State Prison during a Sept. 13, 2022, hearing.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Michael McMillon was found guilty by a jury of First-Degree Murder and Conspiracy to Commit First-Degree Murder. The Honorable Adrian Soud sentenced McMillon to life in Florida State Prison during an August 31, 2022, hearing.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Ernest Mitchell was found guilty by a jury of Attempted First Degree Murder, Attempted Second-Degree Murder, Attempted Domestic Second-Degree Murder, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Ladae Franklin was found guilty by a jury of Attempted
Second-Degree Murder and Attempted Manslaughter. The Honorable Mark Borello sentenced Franklin to 32 years in Florida State Prison during a July 13, 2022, hearing.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Carl Steven Mills was found guilty by a jury of Conspiracy to Traffic in Heroin.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Derrick Smith was found guilty by a jury of Conspiracy to Sell, Manufacture, or Deliver a Controlled Substance, Manslaughter, and Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communications Device in the May 2021 death of a Jacksonville woman.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Tyler Jackson was found guilty by a jury of Possession of a Firearm by a Juvenile Delinquent Found to Have Committed a Felony Act.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Henry McKinnon III was found guilty by a jury of First-Degree Murder of Travis James.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that a jury unanimously recommended two death sentences for Thomas Bevel, who was previously found guilty of two counts of First-Degree Murder in the killing of 13-year-old Phillip Sims and Garrick Strickland in 2004.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Maayaki Raysor, of Jacksonville, was found guilty by a jury of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.