>> NEWSFOURJAX STARTS RIGHT NOW WITH THE BREAKING NEWS ALERT. YOU KNOW IF LOOKING
LIVE AT THE JACKSONVILLE
SHERIFF’S OFFICE TK WATERS,
THE SHERIFF AT THE PODIUM
ALONG WITH PRINCE HOLLINS.
FAMILY CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT
THIS NEWS CONFERENCE AS
SOMETHING TO DO.
>> WITH A CASE THAT HAS
HAUNTED THE CITY, THE 11TH
HOMICIDE IN THE CITY AND 2022,
LET’S LISTEN IN TO THE
SHERIFF. BRINGS UP TODAY.
LOVES US A GEISHA.
>> I’M SURE TK WATERS. ALONG
WITH MEMBERS OF JSO HOMICIDE
UNIT. ANNOUNCED TODAY’S ARREST
OF MARCEL JOHNSON. JOHNSON FOR
ONE COUNT SECOND-DEGREE
MURDER. 4 COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED
SECOND-DEGREE MURDER. ONE
COUNT OF SHOOTING WELL HIM
THAT MS. THIS ARREST PERTAINS
TO THE CALLOUS MURDER. WHICH
OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 3RD 2022.
TRAGICALLY ENDING THE LIFE OF
PRINCE KHALID. DEDICATED TO
ACTIVE. STANDING WITH ME,
WORKED TIRELESSLY USING ALL
AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO BUILD A
CASE. CULMINATED IN JOHNSON’S
ARREST. 2 DAYS AFTER THIS
TRAGIC EVENT, I STOOD ON THE
STEPS OF THIS BUILDING. WITH
BY MY SIDE TO LET JACKSON
BILL. AND THE CITIZENS KNOW
THAT EVEN THE DEFINITE THAT
THE BRIEF. WE’RE IN VOTING TO
END THE SENSELESS VIOLENCE.
WITH US ARE AS WE MANIFEST
RESOLVE. THIS AGENCY IN THE
CITY WILL NOT PASSIVELY STAND
BY SUBCULTURE. THE GROWTH HAS
BALANCED, TERRORIZE OUR
COMMUNITY. AND THOSE ARE
CHILDREN. WILL NOT TOLERATE OR
EXCUSE IT. WITH THIS ARREST OR
COMMUNITY CAN VERSUS PAIN INTO
PURPOSE. A CHILD DIES DUE TO
VIOLENCE. THERE’S NO INTO THE
GRIEVING PROCESS. BUT
JOHNSON’S ARREST MARKS A SHIFT
FROM ON THE GRIEF. THERE’S A
KIND OF ITALY. WITH
ACCOUNTABILITY. THESE VICTIMS
AND OUR COMMUNITY CAN START TO
HEAL TOGETHER. OH, THE THIS
MORE WORK OUT OF WILL NEVER
BRING THESE GIVING PARENTS
BACK TO A CHAIR SON. WE
REALIZE THAT. ACCOUNTABILITY
WITH DEFINED AT FOR WHAT IT IS
THAT SMOKE. KNOW JACKSON DID
COMMIT THESE HORRIFIC CRIMES
AND ALL. WE WILL CONTINUE USE
ALL THEIR RESOURCES TO BRING
THOSE INVOLVED TO JUSTICE.
BECAUSE THERE’S AN ONGOING
INVESTIGATION. THERE’S VERY
LITTLE THAT I CAN SHARE. BUT
THE FACTS OF THIS CASE THIS
MONTH, THIS TIME. WHAT I CAN
TELL YOU, SHOOTING WAS A
COMBINATION OF ESCALATING
VIOLENCE BETWEEN 2 THE STREET
GROUPS. IT WAS TARGETED,
PLANNED. AND IT WAS
HORRENDOUS. TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK DIRECTLY
TO THOSE WHO COMMITTED THESE
CRIMES WITH JOHNSON. WE’RE
COMING FOR YOU. WE WON’T REST.
WE WILL NOT TIRE. AND YOU WILL
BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. TODAY.
THE FIRST DOMINO IN THIS
VIOLENCE AND THIS FALL, IT
WON’T BE THE LAST. TO THE
VICTIMS OF THESE UNSPEAKABLE
CRIMES. JACKSONVILLE STANDS
WITH YOU. JUST SOME GUY YOU.
JACKSON WILL NOT SADLY SUBMIT
TO TALLY. THE LAST OF ONE LIFE
IN THIS CASE PRESENTS. IS THE
LAST TOO MANY. NOW THE TIME
THE TIME IS NOW FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY. WELL, ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN. AS
LONG AS IT DOESN’T INTERFERE
WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE
INVESTIGATION.
>> THERE IS WORK. HOW MANY
DETAILS? SO DETAILS ARE VERY
LIMITED THIS POINT. AND THE
REASON IS ALL ABOUT TO TELL
YOU EVERYTHING. THIS RIGHT
NOW, BUT BECAUSE OF THE
INTEGRITY OF THE
INVESTIGATION, WHAT WE’RE
DOING, I DON’T WANT TO TALK
ABOUT TALK ABOUT TOO MUCH
BECAUSE IT’S THAT IMPORTANT.
>> YOU KNOW, THEY WERE
TARGETING THE DRIVER OF THE
VEHICLE.
>> DETAILS THE INVESTIGATION.
AGAIN, I DON’T WANT TO SHARE
AT THIS POINT. WITH US. WE
WILL GET THOSE FOR YOU FROM
STEVE. YEAH, GOING TO A THE 2
GAMES THAT WE KNOW ARE
INVOLVED OR A GROUP CALLED 3
AND 3.20. WELL, WE DON’T
TYPICALLY LIKE TO BE LIKE TO
USE THOSE NAMES ALL BECAUSE WE
DON’T WANT TO GIVE HIM ANY ANY
CREDIT OR BUT THIS CASE, WE
WILL ALSO COMMUNITY CAN KNOW
WHO THEY ARE. YOU KNOW WHAT
THEY’VE DONE, WHAT THEY’VE
BEEN INVOLVED IN DEAL. WE’LL
GET CALLS.
>> GO INTO ANY DETAILS ABOUT
HOW YOU WERE ABLE TRACK DOWN
THIS INTO THIS KNOW RIGHT BUT
WE WILL WE’RE GOING TO DO
TAYLOR ON RIGHT NOW. WE’RE
STILL WORKING HEADS ON. LIKE I
SAID, THIS THE FIRST ANIMAL.
THERE’S MORE COMING. I LET ME
GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND HERE.
PRINCE HOLLAND WAS THE 11TH
CHILD TO DIE FROM GUN VIOLENCE
IN 2022. IN JACKSONVILLE. HE
WAS RIDING IN A CAR.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: ALONG WITH
THIS FOOTBALL COACH AND 3
OTHERS AGED 11, 14 15 HOME
FROM FOOTBALL TRYOUTS BACK ON
DECEMBER. 3RD, WHAT HE WAS
KILLED. BUT SHERIFF TK WATERS
JUST TOLD US IS THEY ARRESTED
MARCEL JOHNSON IN CONNECTION
WITH THAT KILLING. HE CALLED
IT A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING. THAT
WAS CALAIS AND MURDEROUS. HE
SAYS THAT THE SHOOTING
RESULTED FROM VIOLENCE
INVOLVING 2 RIVAL GANGS. HE
CALLED IT. AND HORRENDOUS. HE
SAYS THERE ARE OTHERS WHO WERE
INVOLVED. AND BASICALLY THE
SHERIFF MINCE NO WORDS FOR THE
OTHERS WHO ARE INVOLVED. HE
SAID WE ARE COMING FOR YOU.
YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
THIS WAS THE FIRST OF MANY
DOMINOES THAT HAS YET TO FALL,
MEANING THAT WITH THE ARREST
OF MARCEL JOHNSON, THERE ARE
OTHERS THAT HE EXPECTS TO
ARREST. HE WOULDN’T GIVE
FURTHER DETAILS BECAUSE THE
INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. WE
DO HAVE A REPORTER FROM NEWS,
4 JAX THERE ON THE SCENE AT
THE NEWS CONFERENCE. WORKING
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS. WE
WILL HAVE MORE ON THE NEWS