ECSO: Pensacola trio allegedly killed man over $60 worth of marijuana

From staff reports | Pensacola News Journal

Three Pensacola residents are in jail after allegedly killing a man during a scuffle over $60 worth of marijuana, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's Office social media post.

ECSO investigators have arrested Shauntareeya L. Jones, 20, Shalen C. Yeldon, 22, and Deon L. Nettles, 28, for the murder of 19-year-old JaQuan Berry.

The night of June 20, Berry was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds near Trenton and Edison drives in Mayfair.

According to the ECSO, the suspects met Berry to buy $60 worth of marijuana. A struggle ensued during the transaction, and Jones allegedly shot Berry, the post said.

Jones has been charged with second-degree murder, and she is currently being held in Escambia County Jail on $750,000 bond.

Yeldon and Nettles have both been charged as accessories after the fact, and they are each being held on $300,000 bond.

The ECSO post said the arrests were made through the joint efforts of the ECSO Homicide Unit and Patrol Division.