BSO Arrests Two For 2021 Murder Of 39-Year-Old Woman

by News Desk | May 3, 2022 · 3:32 pm | Pompano Beach News

BSO Arrests Two In 2021 Murder Of 39-Year-Old Woman

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BSO Arrests Two For 2021 Murder Of 39-Year-Old Woman

Bso Arrests Two In 2021 Murder Of 39-Year-Old Woman

Bso Arrests Two In 2021 Murder Of 39-Year-Old Woman

POMPANO BEACH, FL (Boca Post) — Broward Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of two suspects in connection with the 2021 murder of a 39-year-old Pompano Beach woman.

From Broward Sheriff’s Office:

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Broward Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit detectives arrested two men for the March 2021 murder of a Pompano Beach woman.
Sean Samuels and Tavaris Taylor are each charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of Jonelle Coleman. According to detectives, at approximately 1:14 p.m. on March 25, 2021, BSO deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded to a shooting call near the 700 block of Northwest Eighth Street in Pompano Beach. When deputies arrived, they located Coleman lying motionless on a sidewalk.
Coleman appeared to be suffering from several gunshot wounds and was pronounced deceased on the scene by paramedics.
Using physical evidence and a variety of investigative techniques over several months, detectives determined that Samuels and Taylor planned and carried out this murder. Additionally, BSO’s Digital Forensic Unit recovered videos from Taylor’s cellphone that recorded the homicide.
Samuels and Taylor were arrested on Friday, April 29. They are being held without bond in the Broward County Main Jail.

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