Florida Grand Jury Indicts Grownup and Juvenile for First-Diploma Homicide

SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA – A Seminole Grand Jury indicted 18-year-old Jackie Irving Jr. and 17-year-old Princeton Postell for First-Diploma Premeditated Homicide, in connection to the demise of 16-year-old Jamarcus Parker in Sanford.

On October 22, 2023, Sanford Police responded to a reported capturing incident on the Stratford Pointe Flats simply earlier than 6 p.m. the place they discovered Jamarcus Parker unresponsive mendacity within the parking zone.

Having suffered a number of gunshot wounds, Parker was transported to the hospital the place he was later pronounced deceased.

Utilizing surveillance footage and witness testimony, Sanford detectives established that Irving and Postell had pushed to the advanced the place they shot and killed Parker after a reported dispute.

An arrest warrant was issued for each with Irving taken into custody on October 25, 2023, and Postell in Volusia County additionally on October 25, 2023.

The Grand Jury heard testimony from a Sanford Police investigator earlier than returning with the indictments.

Irving is presently being held on No Bond on the Seminole County Jail. Postell is in custody on the Seminole Juvenile Detention Middle; nonetheless, this indictment costs him as an grownup.

As soon as an order transfering the case to Circuit Court docket is issued, Postell might be moved to the Seminole County Jail and held on No Bond.

Whereas each defendants face prosecution for a certified capital felony, the case should first bear a proper overview to find out if the demise penalty ought to be sought on this occasion.