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Second Suspect Arrested For Fatal Triple Shooting In Century
December 3, 2020
The second suspect in a fatal triple shooting in Century was arrested Wednesday night.
Tacorius Cordale Stallworth, 22, was booked into the Escambia County Jail at 10:30 p.m. on charges of first degree homicide, home invasion robbery, and aggravated battery.
Jaran Britt Myles, 26, was taken into custody Tuesday night at the Liquor Cabinet on Highway 29 at Old Chemstrand Road. He was jailed without bond on charges including first degree homicide, home invasion robbery, aggravated battery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of marijuana, possession of cocaine, three counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia.
RELATED STORY: Myles Was Recently Released From Prison For 2015 Manslaughter
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to the shooting about 11:35 p.m. Monday in the 8200 block of Alger Road, just off North Century Boulevard.
Arrest reports obtained by NorthEscambia.com offer new insight into the fatal triple shooting:
The victim, Joseph Christopher Smith, was found shot to death outside a shed near the mobile home. Multiple shell casings were found near the body, in the shed and leading away from the body. The inside of the shed had a couch, several chairs, tables and lamp. The items were in a state of disarray with the lamp glass shattered.
Two other adult males, Xavier Demarquese Walker and Lavor Chante Johnson were sitting near the mobile home when deputies arrived; both had been shot. They were transported by Escambia County EMS and Flomaton Medstar ambulance to a Pensacola hospital for treatment.
Walker stated he was seated in his vehicle when three males approached him, pointed guns at him and told him to get out of the vehicle. He said the black males “slapped him down” and put in a gun in face, saying “Don’t say nuthin, don’t make a noise”. Walker told investigators that he told them that he did not have “nuthin”. He told investigators that he recognized “Run-Run”, the street name used by Myles, and Stallworth, but did not recognize the third male.
Walker said the gunmen walked him over to the shed and told him to knock on the door and say “It’s Xa”. Walker stated that when the door opened, the three suspects pushed past him and went inside. Walker said he “freaked out”, the report states, and jumped on the ground where he was shot in the leg by Stallworth.
The suspects took Smith outside the shed before shooting him multiple time because of money, Walker stated.
Johnson told investigators that he was walking back from the store when he was picked up in a vehicle driven by Smith. He said he went inside the shed with Smith when someone knocked on the door and said “it’s Xa”. Smith opened the door, and the three male suspects entered the shed.
The report states Johnson said one of the men pointed a gun directly at his head and then shot him in the leg. They then started shooting in all directions inside the shed, striking Walker in the leg.
One of the suspect said “Where’s the money” to Smith, who replied “Ain’t no money. Johnson stated that the males took Smith outside, and he heard numerous gunshots.
Johnson told deputies that after the males shot Smith, they began celebrating by firing their guns and yelling, “Yeah, we caught that [expletives] slackin” before fleeing the scene.
After receiving a tip Tuesday night, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office caught up with Myles as he walked out of the Liquor Cabinet on Highway 29 at Old Chemstrand Road in Gonzalez. Deputies gave him loud verbal commands, but he turned and walked back inside the store. The deputies drew their service weapons, entered the store and continued to give loud verbal commands. Myles entered one of the aisles and made movements near products on the shelf before placing his hands and surrendering, an arrest report states.
After and ECSO K-9 alerted on the vehicle, a search produced 24 MDMA pills, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, Alprazolam pills and suspected fentanyl.
A firearm was located inside the Liquor Cabinet.
Pictured: Deputies look for evidence at the scene of a of a triple shooting in Century as seen early Tuesday morning on Alger Road. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.
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21 Responses to “Second Suspect Arrested For Fatal Triple Shooting In Century”
Chris was my ex he was more than a great man he was one of the real ones left nd some friend u are that got him to open the door u should’ve took that whatever like a man bit no u chose to be a corward and get one of ur friends killed nd the other shot.
RIP SORRY U WENT OUT LIKE THIS. You with your mom now in heaven. I love u always
@Wondering Person…..looks like he’s been forgotten about!
@WOW……Exactly! God bless this father, because he has been going through hell since the loss of his son for 5 long years. If only this trash had been kept where he belonged, in prison, this new family wouldn’t be going through their own hell. I’m praying for all of them.
Who is the 3rd person??
Perfect example of why they should have let him stay in prison.
Everyone that was standing up saying that he was innocent and needed to be free. Here’s what happens. Took a father from his son. And For nothing SMH!
That’s a dumb move to hide the gun inside the liquor store. Everyone knows guns and alcohol don’t mix.
Sounds like it should be two on the run not one.
Well said, Joe Citizen! I agree
@Joe Citizen
try cleaning up your own town, nothing wrong with bkb over drugs.
need to make a 10 year minimum sentance for drug offence manitory
chris was a really good dude i grew up around him he was always like a dad figure or almost like an older brother prayers go out to his family they have been through so much in the past years love yall-lil z
Dear City of Pensacola and Escambia County,
Can we please start doing something about the drugs and shootings and stop wasting time on stuff like tearing down statues that may or may not offend someone.
We need more than a ECSD show on Cervantes St.
Here’s a radical idea: go for the people who are financing the drugs that are coming into our area. Stop them and the dealers are out of business and the users dry out.
Thank you,
Joe Citizen
Please lock them up and throw away the key.
well it looks like century has finally made it. now we’re just like cantonment and pensacola. drugs everywhere, murder, it isn’t getting better, it’s worse.
Chris was a great friend and wonderful person I grew up with Chris I feel like I should have fought harder to get him to start going to church with me you see I used to be out in them streets wild as ever and I have been through a lot but one day I couldn’t take it no more so I prayed to God and God did a lot of work on me so I gave my life to our Lord God and he’s brought me through so much and now I’m a outreach minister and I gotta start back reaching out to the hoods where people really wanna see how God loves me cause I ain’t no better or higher up in God’s eyes than anyone I just made an effort to build a relationship with our Father God cause out of everything I ever did he loves me so I know he loves all you guys. God bless you all and please pray for Chris’s loved ones he was a great man and he will be greatly missed fly high my brother
Went to school with one.. I would’ve thought some other bastards got this good man, not one of the two stallworth brothers . My brother has been in turmoil, the streets been on alert , and it just made me realize I still have the true threats to worry of. Not these junkies who got a bad rock .God send your angels over us and protect us in century tonight. I love all of you . Believe me or not.. LL
RIP MY BOY PRAYING FOR YOU PRECIOUS ONCE AGAIN SORRY FOR YOUR LOST MY FRIEND
Rip my friend, he never done me wrong and helped my brother guide towards right when nobody else could. He probably knew his time was arriving, but godspeed ..
” Hope everything is okay ” well one man is dead, so that’s not really ok.
Related to the Hwy 4/Century Blvd shooting last week with no one around but shell casings in the street? Maybe forensics can tell us.
Rip~My friend!
I work down the road off hwy 29 and saw all the first responders going that way all night was wondering what was going on. Hope everything is okay and safe and they get to the bottom of it all. So sad that violence is so common. Peace to all!