A judge granted a request by prosecutors to dismiss a felony murder charge against a man accused of driving the getaway car after a fatal shooting in 2021. Prosecutors sought to hold Demarcus Jamel Longmire and Jamon Kingston Merrida responsible for the death under a state law that allows for a felony murder charge when a death results from illegal conduct. The case against Longmire was dismissed after a judge ruled that police improperly continued questioning co-conspirator Calvin Horne Jr. after he had asked for a lawyer. Defense attorney Josh Briskman said the statement was the only evidence prosecutors had.
) - A judge Monday granted a request by prosecutors to dismiss a felony murder charge against a man accused of driving the getaway car after a fatal shooting in 2021.
The incident happened on July 22, 2021, at Berkshire Apartments on Seabreeze Court. According to police, co-conspirator Calvin Horne Jr. died after getting hit with return fire. Prosecutors sought to hold Demarcus Jamel Longmire, Jamon Kingston Merrida and Javin Rodriguez Merrida responsible for the death under a state law that allows for a felony murder charge when a death results from illegal conduct. Longmire and Jamon MerridaBut prosecutors decided not to move forward with the case against Merrida’s brother Javin Merrida. The Mobile County District Attorney’s Office pointed to a judge’s decision to prohibit prosecutors from using a statement given by Longmire.
Defense attorney Josh Briskman told FOX10 News that the statement was the only evidence prosecutors had.Briskman said Merrida, 22, of Mobile, was a passenger in the vehicle initially and got into the driver’s seat and pulled out of the apartment complex in response to gunfire – not because he was in a criminal plot.
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