Grand Jury indicts two on murder charges
A man is dead after an apparent home invasion attempt on Culp Avenue near Fort Walton Beach. (OKALOOSA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)
Posted: Mon 12:13 PM, Jan 13, 2020
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Two people have been indicted in the murder of a Fort Walton Beach man.
The State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit's Office announced Monday the Okaloosa County Grand Jury has indicted Jordan Elijah Phillips and Carissa Lynn Parker on the charges of first-degree premeditated and/or first degree felony murder.
In November, Edgar Jennings, III, was shot and killed at his home on Culp Avenue in Fort Walton Beach. Okaloosa County Sheriff's Deputies say it was apparent someone broke into Jennings' home.
Both Phillips and Parker are being held without bond at the Okaloosa County Jail.
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