On the morning of January 6th, three men drove up from Miami to execute an organized hit on four Lakeland residents living on the 2300 block of East Magnolia Drive.
When police arrived later that morning, they found 24-year-old David Washington, 31-year-old Eneida Branch, and 23-year-old Angelica Guadalupe Castro shot dead inside the home. Eighteen-year-old Felix Campos was shot in the face and was taken to an area hospital.
On Thursday night, February 11th, 25-year-old Jamaal Smith, the third suspect in the homicide has been arrested in Miami. Smith was charged with three counts of first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, armed robbery, armed burglary with a battery, conspiracy to commit first degree murder, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and tampering with physical evidence in a capital proceeding.
On January 11th, police arrested 35-year-old Andrew Joseph from Miami and have charged him with thee counts of first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, accessory after the fact of capital felony, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, conspiracy to commit first degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and tampering in felony life capital proceeding.
On January 12th, police arrested 26-year-old Jonathan Alcegaire from Miami and have charged him with three counts of first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, armed burglary with battery, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, tampering with physical evidence, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and conspiracy to commit first degree murder.
Smith's criminal arrest history includes one previous felony arrest, seven misdemeanor arrest charges, two unknown level charges, and one failure to appear.
According to the US Marshals' FRFTF, at about 11:00 pm, on February 11, 2016, members of the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force in Miami, task force detectives from the City of Miami Police Department, a Polk County Sheriff's detective, and task force detectives and uniformed officers from the City of North Miami Police Department, located Smith at an apartment building located at the 13100 block of NE 6th Avenue in North Miami.
Through their Miami investigation, FRFTF investigators learned Smith was in the company of two other people, one of which was aiding him. These two suspects were also arrested:
- 24-year-old Tobias Mack. Mack had an outstanding narcotics warrant and was taken into custody
- 23-year-old Dorothy Collier. Follier is Smith's girlfriend and was charged with accessory after the fact to first degree murder
Sheriff Grady Judd spoke on Smith's capture:
"I can't say enough good things about the US Marshals Task Force, Miami Police Department, Miami-Dade Police Department, and our own team of homicide detectives. Working as a united team and working around the clock, they arrested our third suspect in the brutal execution slayings of three Polk County citizens. I am so proud of all these law enforcement professionals. Because of them, Jamaal Smith will be held accountable for his cowardly and evil acts."
The investigation is ongoing.
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