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On April 29, 2022, a Polk County Grand Jury indicted 29-year-old Justin Jenkins (DOB 7/4/92) of South Daytona, and on December 6, 2022, indicted 32-year-old Carlos Barada (DOB 7/4/1990) of Daytona Beach, for for first degree murder and other charges in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Xavier Johnson of St. Petersburg.
According to the affidavit, Jenkins and his accomplice, Carlos Barada, went to a home in Davenport on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, to purchase marijuana from the victim. The home was being rented via AirBNB and the victim had been conducting drug sales since April 8th. Videos of the suspects were released to the public, and Jenkins was positively identified. Detectives obtained a warrant for his arrest, and he was later located in Volusia County and taken into custody without incident.
Jenkins was transferred to the Polk County Jail on April 19, 2022, and booked in and later indicted on the following charges: