A Florida man already behind bars is facing even more jail time after he allegedly tried to put out a hit on a fellow gang member.
Jebea Johnson, 22, has been in the Flagler County Jail since June on burglary and attempted robbery with a deadly firearm charges. About a month ago, deputies became aware of a series of phone calls between Johnson and his family members in which he tried to get one of them to post a message on social media that would put a hit on a man who wanted to leave the gang, the agency said in a press release.
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According to deputies, Johnson and the victim had been serving time together in the jail. Johnson had tried to recruit the man into the Kutt Throat Committee prison and street gang, per police, but the victim decided to leave the gang. Apparently upset, Johnson allegedly had a family member post a message on social media with “coded gang language” that would signal members on the outside to murder the victim.
Detectives interviewed family members who confirmed there was a message posted on Johnson’s behalf, but they were unaware it had an alternative meaning. Law enforcement scuttled the alleged plot before anyone could carry it out.
“This guy thought he could order a hit from the Green Roof Inn without us catching him,” Sheriff Rick Staly said in a statement. “Not only did we know the lingo he was using, but we have the conversation recorded, so this dirtbag will be staying right where he is for a very long time and wins the award for dumbest criminal of the week.”
Cops added charges of solicitation to commit first-degree murder – gang related and unlawful use of a two-way communications device. Johnson’s original arrest stemmed from when he allegedly attacked a convenience store clerk during an attempted armed robbery. He remains in the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility without bond.
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