JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than a year after police announced he was a suspect in an Arlington murder, 44-year-old Nikkia Towns is behind bars.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Towns had been wanted in connection with the shooting death of a 43-year-old man at an Amoco gas station Sept. 4, 2019, on Arlington Road.
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Police released Towns’ name on Sept. 30 last year, asking for help from the public to find him.
They said during a traffic stop Thursday, Towns, who was a passenger in the vehicle, gave a false name and had a gun.
Officers said he was arrested and later charged with murder, possession of a firearm by a felon and giving false information to police.
Further details, including a motive for the shooting last year, were not immediately released.