JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two men sought in connection with the Nov. 16 shooting death of 30-year-old Dontae Alston were arrested Sunday, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said.
Warrants were issued for the arrest of the suspects, who were identified as 29-year-old Keith Kasheen Hines and 24-year-old Deshawn Robertson, police said. Hines and Robertson were arrested Thursday at a motel in Rocky Point, N.C., by U.S. Marshals after JSO received a tip, according to police.
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Alston died after he was shot in the torso despite the efforts of officers to save his life, including a rookie officer on his first day of field training, investigators said.
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The shooting was reported about 1:45 p.m. on Wright Avenue, just off St. Augustine Road in the Pine Forest neighborhood on the city's Southside.
According to records, Hines and Robertson are charged with murder, attempted murder, possession of weapon or ammunition by a convicted felon and failure to appear in court. The pair got into an argument with an unnamed man over drugs in November. Hines and Robertson both started shooting at the third man. He ran. They missed, but a stray slug went through the wall of the house, killing Alston, who was not involved in the argument.
Hines and Robertson are not eligible for bail. They are both scheduled to appear in court on March 30.