Authorities have arrested another person in the death of a 16-year-old girl outside a Wawa in Orlando. Anthony Barnes, 17, was apprehended and booked into the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, officials said Tuesday. Sign up for our Newsletters Orlando police have charged Barnes with felony murder and attempted murder for his role in the homicide, officials said. Police also recently arrested Jacarious Jermaine Javonte.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 by Talia Blake (WMFE)
Jacarious Jermaine Javonte Simpson (photo by: Orlando Police Department)
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Orlando Police have arrested a 18-year-old man they say was involved in the May 2 murder of Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill’s 16-year-old niece Tavyiah King. Jacarious Jermaine Javonte Simpson is charged with Third Degree Murder and Attempted First Degree Murder with a Firearm.
During an update on the investigation on Monday, Commissioner Hill talked about the impact of gun violence. She said, “A bullet has no name. And when it travels and hits a person, it just does not hit one person to kill one person. It kills many dreams and hopes for those communities in the people that love them.”
Jacarious Jermaine Javonte Simpson, 18, is facing charges of third-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder with a firearm, according to Orlando police