Florida deputies solve cold case murder after new DNA evidence and witnesses emerge, police say
Florida deputies have solved a cold case murder from 2016 after new DNA evidence and witness testimonies emerged. Marqui Newton has been charged with first-degree murder and robbery in connection with the killing of Saadyar Johnson. The case was reopened by the Cold Case Unit, which utilized advanced forensic testing and re-interviewed witnesses to gather sufficient evidence for the arrest.
- ▪Saadyar Johnson was shot and killed on May 3, 2016, at the Del Rio Apartments in Tampa.
- ▪Marqui Newton, now 34, was identified as a suspect but was not charged initially due to lack of evidence.
- ▪The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's Cold Case Unit spent years reworking leads and conducting new forensic testing.
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Florida Florida deputies solve cold case murder after new DNA evidence and witnesses emerge, police say Marqui Newton was charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a firearm in the 2016 killing of Saadyar Johnson By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten Fox News Published May 26, 2026 3:53pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Florida police arrest two suspects in AirTag abduction case Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer provides details on the case after detectives used an Apple AirTag found on the victims' vehicle to track down the suspects.
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