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Another arrest made in fatal shooting at Burger King in Ocala

Jaylin Johnson, 21, faces 3rd-degree murder charge

Jaylin Johnson. (Ocala Police Department) (Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

OCALA, Fla. – Another arrest was made Friday in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man in November during a drug deal at a Burger King in Ocala, according to the police department.

Jaylin Johnson, 21, faces a third-degree murder charge in the Nov. 3 death of Jose Vaillant, 28.

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According to the Ocala Police Department, a Crime Stoppers tip led officers to Johnson at a home on NE 40th Place.

The fatal shooting happened in the parking lot of a Burger King on East Silver Springs Boulevard.

Police said Vaillant was shot and killed when a prearranged drug deal went wrong. Vaillant got into someone’s car after the shooting and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Johnson’s arrest comes two weeks after David Smith III, who was already in jail, was also charged with third-degree murder in the shooting.

Two others, Kevin L. Coleman and Tulana Joshua, were arrested for tampering with evidence.


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