FORT MYERS, Fla. — A second suspect plead guilty Wednesday in a 2019 murder-for-hire plot that left one man dead.
Latrel Jackson, 26, of Chicago, Illinois plead guilty to conspiracy to commit interstate murder-for-hire and interstate murder-for-hire, the United States Attorney's Office said.
This comes after 25-year-old Marvin Harris Jr. of Fort Myers plead guilty to the same charges on September 6.
Harris is accused of hiring Jackson and second individual, referred to as D.S., to travel from the Chicago area to Fort Myers to commit murder in exchange for $10k.
Harris was apparently retaliating against individuals who he believed robbed a Fort Myers residence that he and others sold drugs out of. The targets were associated with a gang known as Bucktown.
Jackson and D.S. flew to Fort Myers on October 28, 2019. When they arrived, Harris provided them with partial payment and firearms.
On November 2, Harris provided Jackson and D.S. with a vehicle. They then drove to a known Bucktown hangout and located the victim, referred to as K.U., standing outside. Jackson and D.S. circled the block and returned before opening fire on the victim, shooting him in the head at a close range.
After Harris paid the two hires and they returned home, law enforcement located the firearm used in the murder in Jackson's Chicago-area home.
