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Mother And Her Adult Daughter Shot In Molino; Suspect Arrested
January 2, 2019
A mother and her adult daughter were shot in Molino Tuesday night, and a suspect out on bond for a previous assault was arrested for attempted murder in under two hours.
Deputies arrested 21-year old Justin Demarte Young shortly after the 7:50 p.m. incident in the 1200 block of Barth Road, just east of Highway 29. That’s where they found Aretha Vaughn and her daughter Mea Vaughn suffering from gunshot wounds.
Mea Vaughn was shot on the left side of her face, and Aretha Vaughn was shot in the back and abdomen. The victims were transported to area hospitals by Escambia County EMS.
For a photo gallery from the shooting scene, click here.
Young fled the scene and was taken into custody about 25 miles away in the 7700 block of Kipling Street off East Olive Road. He was charged with two counts of attempted first degree premeditated murder. His bond was set at a quarter of a million dollars. While being transported to the Escambia County Jail, Young denied being at location of the shooting on Tuesday.
Young had been temporarily staying with the Vaughns, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. The women told deputies that he just walked in the door and started shooting at them without saying anything.
Another man that lives in the same residence told deputies that he was not at home at the time of the incident, but a day before the shooting Aretha Vaughn had argued with Young over loud rap music with vulgarities he was playing in the presence of underage children.
Young had allegedly moved in with the women after being kicked out of his residence after allegedly pulling a gun. According to an arrest report from that September 20 incident, he allegedly threatened to shoot woman, claiming she was the reason he lost his job. Her child younger son was reportedly in the room at the time.
Young was arrested October 23 and was out of jail on a $10,000 bond awaiting trial on two counts of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence related. He was set to enter a plea in the case on January 2.
For a photo gallery from the shooting scene, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
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8 Responses to “Mother And Her Adult Daughter Shot In Molino; Suspect Arrested”
Do you still believe Morgan anytime he tells you that violent crime is down in Escambia?
He needs to spend the rest of his life in prison. Not 25 years…LIFE. Without the possibility of parole. Luckily he didn’t take anyone’s life, I’m sure if given the chance, as soon as someone makes him mad, he’ll start shooting again, and may actually kill someone. And that would be the fault of our justice system because he has clealy shown everyone that he lacks any concern for his or anyone else’s life.
In my previous comment I meant to say “He almost certainly does NOT purchase a hunting license.
He most probably is not an NRA member;
He almost certainly does purchase a hunting license;
He is almost certainly not a bona fide gun collector;
He probably is not a member of or participant at a shooting range;
Current laws pertaining to ownership & use of firearms don’t concern him.
Do you think he might be a part of the firearms problem?
Perhaps Ms Pelosi should direct her attention to crimes such as this one.
However, this incident just proves that you cannot legislate common sense and obedience to the law.
That said, obtain a valid concealed carry permit and carry it. It won’t save you if you aren’t carrying it when you need it.
..this guy needs to go away ..far. far away , for a long time..Good luck on rehab.
He may have a bond amount but doesn’t mean he will be Able to obtain the money and he probably falls In the anti murder act which wouldn’t allow him to be released anyway
I don’t understand why he even has a bond. If someone bonds him out, don’t you think he would try to finish the job? I am praying for the mother and daughter that they will recover from their injuries. Now they will have to live in fear if he gets out on bond. Praying for their safety.
AWESOME JOB on apprehending the suspect so quickly!