An 18-year-old is now being charged with murder four months after the death of a Jacksonville father.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that it arrested Andre Thomas for murder in connection with the shooting of Donte Swan in May.
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JSO said he was killed while trying to stop a group of men, including Thomas, from breaking into cars at a home on Wheat Road. Action News Jax spoke with Swan’s fiancé, Iesha Gibson, in May. She said they saw the group through their home security system, and Swan had fired a warning shot to scare them off. That’s when police said Andre Thomas pulled out a pistol and shot him twice before leaving the scene.
Detectives reportedly determined that the group had driven to the home in a previously stolen car. Five people were believed to be involved at the time…