The Jan. 2 death of Ronnie Lee Turner in South Bay has two men facing murder charges and a third called an accessory after the fact.
Palm Beach Post
SOUTH BAY — Three Hendry County men are facing charges after a Jan. 2 fatal shooting in South Bay.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office arrested Quinstavious Rivers, 19, of Clewiston on Saturday, Feb. 10, on one count of first-degree murder in the death of Ronnie Lee Turner. Deputies previously arrested Darrion McKinnon, 19, of LaBelle on a first-degree murder charge and Billy Smith, 20, of LaBelle on one charge of being an accessory after the fact.
During a hearing at the Palm Beach County Jail, County Judge Robert Panse assigned Rivers a public defender and ordered that he be held without bail. The county Public Defender’s Office does not comment on open cases.
Investigators say McKinnon and Rivers targeted Turner for unspecified reasons shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 2 at a home on the 800 block of Palm Beach Road, prompting Turner to return fire. Rivers reportedly was shot in the arm.