FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – The fourth suspect accused in the shooting death of a 16-year-old earlier this year in Bunnell was arrested Thursday, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said Terrell Sampson, 18, was found by deputies after a few days in hiding and faces a murder charge in the death of Flagler Palm Coast High School student Noah Smith, who was fatally shot in January.
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In addition, 30-year-old Russell Hillard was also arrested and faces a charge for harboring Sampson.
“Today, Sampson has joined his accomplices behind bars alongside six other key players in the many incidents that occurred throughout the six-month-long investigation,” Sheriff Rick Staly said in a news release. “He thought he could run and avoid facing the consequences for his actions, but I never break a promise. I warned him that we would get him, and we held strong to that.”
Three other men—Tyrese Patterson, 20, Stephen Monroe, 23, and Devandre Williams, 18—were previously arrested in connection to the shooting and another shooting which killed 16-year-old Keymarion Hall.
In a news conference Tuesday, Staly said the shootings happened due to a “beef between two groups,” during which Sampson was the intended target both times.
The investigation into Smith’s death has been months in the making, with a possible $15,000 reward being offered for information about the shooting back in May.
Hillard and Sampson were taken to the Flagler County jail, where Sampson is being held without bond. A bond amount was not disclosed for Hillard.
Hillard faces multiple charges, including for felony accessory and resisting an officer without violence.
Sampson faces a second-degree murder charge.
Additional charges may be pending, deputies said.