A felon with a history of violent crimes has been charged with fatally shooting an off-duty corrections officer after the suspect allegedly punched a woman at a Florida truck stop early Saturday morning.
The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested 29-year-old DeMorea Grant at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at her home in Gastonia, North Carolina, pending extradition to Jacksonville. The Florida Times Union reported.quoting Jacksonville Sheriff TK Waters' announcement at a press conference.
Grant is charged with murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, aggravated assault with a firearm and discharging a firearm in public.
According to the Times Union, Grant is accused of killing Officer Bradley McNew, a corrections officer and 24-year veteran of the department.
jacksonville sheriff's office said A man and a woman were involved in a violent altercation around 1:20 a.m. in the 12900 block of Duval Road. You can view surveillance video of the incident here. The suspect was seen getting out of the black Mustang, placing a black handgun on the hood, removing the woman from the driver's seat, striking her and throwing her onto the vehicle and the ground.
Off-duty corrections officer Bradley McNew had just gotten off duty when he heard the commotion and went to check on the female victim, the sheriff's office said. According to the Sheriff's Office, the suspect approached McNew, told her it was a family matter, re-engaged the woman, and then pointed a gun in Officer McNew's direction.
The suspect and the woman returned to their vehicle and as they were leaving the scene, the suspect was seen hanging out the window and firing a handgun, striking Officer McNew, who was taken to the hospital, the sheriff's office said. he died McNew was wearing civilian clothes at the time, according to the Times Union.
The sheriff's office noted that the Mustang's North Carolina license plate was RHL-4285.
Sheriff Waters said federal marshals took Grant, a felon with a history of violent crimes, into custody without incident, following a tip from the public and an investigation by Sheriff's Department Fugitive Mission detectives. he added. Force and the State Attorney's Office led to his arrest.
Grant is charged with murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, aggravated assault with a firearm and discharging a firearm in public, Waters said, according to the newspaper.
The Times Union reported that the sheriff's office added that the woman who was with Grant was taken into custody on an unrelated warrant for a crime in North Carolina, adding that the sheriff's office did not release her name or their relationship, if any. Ta. It might be about Grant.
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