JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Closing in on two years later, a 59-year-old veteran has been identified in a grisly dog-mauling homicide on Jacksonville’s Westside.
On Tuesday, May 19, the Sheriff’s Office announced that 62-year-old Melvyn Souffrount was charged with manslaughter for his role in the Aug. 31, 2024, death of Ronald Edward Coffman Sr.
Little had been released in the investigation at a property in the 6800 block of Ricker Road other than an adult male was located near the roadway and the case was pending. But TV news reported that the next day police were back at the same spot seizing numerous dogs from around the property and that neighbors said they saw them with shovels…