JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A grand jury handed down indictments this week for two people arrested following the Oct. 12, 2024 shooting death of a Jacksonville sheriff’s corrections officer.
Police say Officer Brad McNew was shot to death at Love’s gas station near the Jacksonville International Airport after he attempted to intervene in a violent dispute between a man and woman.
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Demaurea Grant, 29, was later arrested in North Carolina in the officer’s killing. He now faces a First Degree Murder charge. The grand jury also charged him with Discharging Firearm from Vehicle, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Aggravated Assault.
Grant remains in jail in North Carolina where he is awaiting extradition to Duval County to face his charges.
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The second suspect in officer’s death, Makayla Huggins, was indicted on a charge of Accessory After the Fact. Police say she was driving the car that Grant was in when he shot McNew. Huggins pleaded not guilty in Duval County Circuit Court Jan. 13. She’ll be back before the judge Feb. 25.
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