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Florida teen Lawan Jr. Jones, 18, charged with first-degree murder after killing his girlfriend’s father during spat over ‘inappropriate’ social media posts

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;dailymail&period;co&period;uk&sol;news&sol;article-13781163&sol;Florida-teen-Lawan-Jones-shoots-girlfriends-dad&period;html&num;comments"><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-518eb08616b5d90762d79eeb35af19dc wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;211b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Florida teenage given shelter by girlfriend&&num;8217&semi;s family only to turn and kill his host in spat over &&num;8216&semi;inappropriate&&num;8217&semi; social media posts to face charges <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-65fa1508931b42a325178c2226fa9715 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;211b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Lawan Jr&period; Jones&comma; 18&comma; shot his girlfriend&&num;8217&semi;s father&comma; Keith Poole&comma; 44&comma; twice at his front door in Pompano Beach&comma; Florida on Monday Aug&period; 19 <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ad66911f5794965b04ef4ed3b36e484e wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;211b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>The pair got into a heated argument over &&num;8216&semi;inappropriate&&num;8217&semi; social media photos where Jones was seen brandishing a handgun <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-97cb7e9bce7bdbd493942721b1b52e4e wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;211b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Poole told Jones he had to leave&comma; the teen pulled out a gun and shot his host and fled&comma; but turned himself Aug&period; 21&comma; three days later <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-091cfbdbe61f3364810d169022ee1fc6 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;211b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>After his surrender on Wednesday&comma; Jones was transported to the Broward County Main Jail and booked on first-degree murder with a firearm<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a65b94520fb35e903a59eb2eea98fa29 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;211b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Jones fled from the scene with his girlfriend&comma; Jessie Poole&comma; who was also safely located following his arrest&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;08&sol;Lawan-Jr-Jones-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-467395" style&equals;"width&colon;822px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Lawan Jr&period; Jones&comma; 18&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; shot dead his girlfriend&&num;8217&semi;s father during a heated argument over &&num;8216&semi;inappropriate&&num;8217&semi; social media photos at the victim&&num;8217&semi;s home in Pompano Beach&comma; Florida&period; He turned himself in three days after going on the run last Monday<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">A Florida teenager who fled the scene on Monday August 19&comma; after shooting dead his girlfriend&&num;8217&semi;s father at his home after they got into a heated argument over &&num;8216&semi;inappropriate&&num;8217&semi; social media photos&comma; has been charged with murder<br>The shooter&comma; Lawan Jr&period; Jones&comma; 18&comma; turned himself into cops on Wednesday&comma; August 21&comma; three days after going on the run&period;<br>Jones witnesses told police&comma; shot his girlfriend Jessie&&num;8217&semi;s father was shot several times at the front of his own home in Pompano Beach&comma; Florida&period; 44-year-old Keith Poole&comma; a father of three daughters&comma; was shot in front of his children&period; <br>Jones was in a relationship with Poole&&num;8217&semi;s oldest daughter&comma; Jessie&comma; and lived in the home with the Poole family&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;08&sol;Keith-Poole-with-one-of-his-daughters-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-467396" style&equals;"width&colon;828px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Father-of-three Keith Poole&comma; seen left&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; with his eldest daughter Jessie&comma; was shot several times out the front of his own home in Pompano Beach&comma; Florida&comma; by Jessie&&num;8217&semi;s boyfriend&comma; Lawan Jr Jones&comma; on Aug 23<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Witnesses recounted an argument that ensued after Poole saw social media posts which he thought were inappropriate&period;<br>According to the arrest affidavit&comma; an argument ensued after Poole &&num;8216&semi;became aware that the suspect had posted photographs on social media of himself holding a firearm&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>He &&num;8216&semi;told Jones that it was not appropriate for him to do that while living in his house&comma; and that he would have to leave&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>Jones according to witness accounts&comma; was incensed and &&num;8216&semi;threatened that he could have his friends come over and &&num;8221&semi;take care of the problem&&num;8221&semi;&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>This prompted Poole to once again insist Jones leave his home&comma; guiding the latter to the front door and standing at his doorway&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;08&sol;Lawan-Jr-Jones-with-girlfriend-Jessie-Poole-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-467397" style&equals;"width&colon;831px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Facebook posts by Jones includes several photos and references to Jessie&period; Poole cops said&comma; outraged about photos in which Jones posed with a gun&comma; scolded the teen&comma; stating it was not appropriate while living in his house&comma; and that he would have to leave&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;08&sol;Lawan-Jr-Jones-with-girlfriend-Jessie-Poole-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-467399" style&equals;"width&colon;833px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>This photo is part of a series taken on a &&num;8216&semi;baecation&&num;8217&semi; last December&comma; posted on the killer&&num;8217&semi;s Facebook page<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The affidavit states&colon; &&num;8216&semi;Jones took several several steps away from the front door&comma; before then turning around&period; Pulling a handgun out of a satchel slung over his right shoulder and pointing at the victim&comma; &&num;8216&semi;fired two shots&comma; hitting the victim in the face and chest&&num;8217&semi;&period; <br>Jones then fled from the scene with his girlfriend&comma; Jessie Poole&period;<br>This witness noted that Poole was not being aggressive and posed no physical threat to Jones when he was shot&period;<br>The arrest affidavit reveals that responding officers arriving around 4&colon;44 p&period;m&period; on Monday&comma; Aug&period; 19&comma; saw &&num;8216&semi;an open front door with blood inside and outside the immediate area of the door&period;&&num;8217&semi;  Poole&comma; suffering from multiple gunshot wounds was transported by paramedics to Broward Health North&comma; where he was later pronounced deceased&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;08&sol;Lawan-Jr-Jones-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-467394" style&equals;"width&colon;843px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Witnesses recount an argument between Jones and Keith Poole&comma; over social media posts which Poole thought were inappropriate&comma; during which Jones &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; pulled a handgun over a satchel slung over his shoulder and firing two shots&comma; hitting Poole in the face and chest<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">After Jones turned himself in at the BSO West Park District Office on Wednesday&comma; he was transported to the Broward County Main Jail and booked on first-degree murder with a firearm&period;<br>Following the shooting Jones had fled from the home with his girlfriend&comma; Jessie Poole&period; She was safely located following his arrest&comma; police said&period;<br>Jones&&num;8217&semi; Facebook page includes several pictures of and references to Jessie&comma; including photos taken on a &&num;8216&semi;baecation&&num;8217&semi; from December 2023&comma; along with a more recent trip to Beachwood&comma; Ohio which includes videos of the couple and a picture of a drawing in the snow of a heart with the letters &&num;8216&semi;L &plus; J&&num;8217&semi; in the middle&period;<br>Tributes have been pouring in for the dedicated father&comma; who has been remembered as an &&num;8216&semi;amazing human&&num;8217&semi; who people gravitated toward&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;08&sol;Lawan-Jr-Jones-drawing-in-the-snow-of-a-heart-with-the-letters-L-J-in-the-middle-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-467393" style&equals;"width&colon;826px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Lawan Jr&period; Jones was dating Poole&&num;8217&semi;s daughter Jessie&period; Images posted on his Facebook page from a recent trip to Beachwood&comma; Ohio includes videos of the couple and a photo of a drawing in the snow of a heart inscribed with the letters &&num;8216&semi;L &plus; J&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">&&num;8216&semi;You were so kind to all of us&comma; we made great memories&period; You will be truly missed&period; You are now a star in the universe and will shine forever&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>A <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gofundme&period;com&sol;f&sol;support-keith-pooles-family-in-their-time-of-loss" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Go Fund Me <&sol;a>has been set up to help financially support his young family in the wake of the tragedy&period; <br>Lawyers acting on behalf of Jones have issued a demand for discovery and a demand for a jury trial to fight the charges&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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