What started as a tense run-in between brothers outside an Oakleaf McDonald’s ended with a gunshot, a frantic getaway and a Jacksonville man in jail, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies say a 33-year-old Jacksonville man told investigators he had just dropped a woman off at work across the street from the McDonald’s at Oakleaf Town Center when his 37-year-old brother confronted him in the parking lot. During the argument, the younger brother allegedly fired a single shot. A lone shell casing was later recovered at the scene, and authorities say the suspect took off in a green 1999 Honda Accord.
Police response and arrest
JSO says deputies were dispatched around 2:14 p.m. Tuesday to the McDonald’s at 9571 Argyle Forest Boulevard after reports that a gun had been fired in the lot. When officers arrived, they found one shell casing in the parking area and learned the suspected shooter had driven away in that green 1999 Honda Accord, which was then entered into law enforcement systems as a stolen vehicle.
Investigators later tracked the car to 1936 W. Third St., where officers recovered a firearm and arrested the 33-year-old, according to News4JAX. He was booked into the Duval County jail and is facing charges of attempted second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and theft of a motor vehicle. Detectives also conducted a recorded interview with the suspect and placed it into evidence.
Charges and legal context
Under Florida law, convicted felons are barred from owning, possessing or controlling firearms, a prohibition outlined in Florida Statutes §790.23 and enforced as a second-degree felony. That statute forms the basis of the felon-in-possession count in this case, a charge prosecutors routinely file alongside violent-crime allegations when guns are involved, according to the Florida Senate statute page…