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Murder charges dismissed in March killing

Summary by THE RANT
A Lee County prosecutor voluntarily dismissed murder charges against a local man on Monday, according to court records. Deshon Smith, 19, turned himself in to Sanford police on March 2 after a shooting on Bland Circle two days before that left Jabar Griffin dead. Smith apparently told police at the time that he’d acted in self defense, although he was still ultimately charged with murder. But at a probable cause hearing on Monday, a witness in t…
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THE RANT broke the news in on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
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