PANAMA CITY -- One of two men arrested in connection with the shooting of three people at a Millville gas station is back in jail after a drug arrest.
Frederic J. Jones, 21, was arrested Thursday at about 9:20 p.m. for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia after police pulled him over in the 400 block of 11th Street. Police said the smell of burnt marijuana was present during the traffic stop, and half of a blunt was visible in the center ashtray of the car. Jones’ bond release for charges of aggravated assault with a firearm was revoked after the arrest.
Jones and Antonio West Jr., 24,were arrested in May after being seen on video surveillance and identified by witnesses as being involved in a verbal altercation with two other men at the EZ Petro, 1307 E. Fifth St.Moments later gunfire broke out at the gas station, according to arrest records.
Police later found Marqueze McGhee, 25, Xavier M. Buckler, 23, and Dalreco Franklin, 26, at the Petro suffering from gunshot wounds. McGhee and Buckler were pronounced dead upon arrival at a local hospital. Franklin was treated and released for a gunshot wound to the leg.
Neither Jones nor West were charged with the deaths of McGhee or Buckler. However, police charged Jones with aggravated battery with a firearm, which they said occurred when Franklin was shot in the leg.