Joshua Lee Simmons is charged with murdering Javonnta Murphy, who was fatally shot before his body was dumped into the lagoon inside a 55-gallon plastic drum.
A 32-year-old man is in custody after being charged in the murder of a musician whose body was found inside a barrel at Malibu Lagoon State Beach this summer. Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives arrested Joshua Lee Simmons earlier this month. He is charged in the killing of Javonnta Murphy, who authorities say was fatally shot before his body was dumped into the lagoon inside a 55-gallon plastic drum.
A video identifying Simmons as the suspect was circulated by detectives seeking to apprehend him just days after the attempted robbery. Simmons and Vance were arrested on Oct. 3. Two days later, Simmons was charged with murder, criminal threats, attempted robbery and two counts of criminal threats against the store owner. Simmons is being held on $3.275-million bail in L.A. County's Men's Central Jail and is due back in court on Nov. 3. He has yet to enter a plea.
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