The suspect accused of murdering a Florida journalist by shooting him after returning to the scene of an earlier killing has a long rap sheet that includes juvenile arrests for possession of drugs, burglary, assault and grand theft.
Keith Melvin Moses, 19, is in custody for the murders of Spectrum 13 journalist Dylan Lyons, 38-year-old Nathacha Augustin and nine-year-old T’yonna Major.
Police say Moses murdered Nathacha in her home in Pine Hills, near Orlando, at around 11am.
At 4.05pm, Lyons and other journalists were at the scene of the crime preparing to file reports when Moses approached Lyons’ unmarked car and shot him and his colleague, cameraman Jesse Walden.
He is then accused of entering nine-year-old T’yonna’s home, shooting her and her mother, before being arrested.
Keith Melvin Moses smirked and smiled as he was taken away in handcuffs after being arrested in connection to the three killings in Orlando, Florida. The terror started just after 11am, when a woman, 20, was found dead on the street with shotgun wounds. Then at 4.05pm that day – as broadcasters gathered to report the local news – the suspect is believed to have returned and started firing again
Keith Moses (pictured), 19, was arrested and is suspected with committing all of the shootings, which took place between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday
His motive remains unclear; police say he knew the first victim, Nathacha, but did not know either of the journalists or the nine-year-old girl.
In 2021, Moses was arrested for marijuana possession after police found him in a car with two other young men.
As they approached the vehicle, one of them tossed a gun out the window.
Moses had 4.6 grams of cannabis on in his pocket, and was on probation for juvenile offenses at the time.
An arrest report details how Moses was caught with 4.6grams of cannabis, ski masks and a gun in a car
The men also had ski masks in their car and all prior arrests for weapons offenses and burglary.
But because of the low amount of marijuana Moses was carrying at the time, he never received a prison sentence and at-most, would have only ever been given probation.
It’s unclear whether cops charged any of the young men for possession of the weapon, which was stolen.
Moses’ prior offenses occurred before he was 18, which the State’s Attorney’s office says limits them from discussing them.
The State’s Attorney’s Office would not discuss them on Thursday morning when contacted by DailyMail.com.
In a statement last night, State Attorney Monique H. Worrell said: ‘Our sincere condolences go out to the families of those whose lives were lost… due to the pending criminal charges in this matter, we are unable to comment further on the details of this case as it is now an open and ongoing investigation.’
Dylan Lyons, 24, was shot and killed while reporting on a shooting in Pine Hills, Florida, yesterday. He was just six months into his job at Spectrum News 13
Cameraman and photographer Jesse Walden, who was with Lyons at the time, was also shot. He remains in the hospital in critical condition
Last night, WESH 2 News reporter Luana Munoz wept on-air as she reported from the hospital where Lyons was confirmed dead.
‘I apologize. This is really difficult to cover. It is very emotional here…
‘There are people here who knew that reporter, his fiancée and I were just embracing.
‘This is every reporter’s worst nightmare. We go home at night afraid that something like this will occur. One of our own has just passed. I’m going to send it back to you guys so I can get myself together.’
Lyons’ colleagues at Spectrum News 13 also paid tribute to him on-air.
‘He took his job very seriously, he loved his career, he loved what he did.
‘He loved the community, telling the stories of people, reporting the news. He was just passionate about what he did.
Dylan Lyons’ heartbroken fiancée, Casey Lynn (left) wrote: ‘The love of my life was murdered. I will never be the same again.’ The young reporter (right) was killed while on duty in Florida
‘When he was out of the news station he was still talking about how much he wanted to succeed. Very close with his mom too,’ his colleague and friend Josh Miller said.
Anchor Ybeth Bruzual said: ‘This is a profound loss on so many levels because it’s impacting us at our doorstep, but there is a child that is dead, a mother who is injured, another co-worker who is hospitalized.
‘So please bear with us as we also try to process the fact that our co-worker will not be coming to join us here. He is gone.
‘His family is trying to figure things out. Dylan was so special. He died while doing what he loved the most – doing his job.’
Julia Gargotta added: ‘Of course for us we’ve been talking about this nonstop, up all night. We sit here in unity and in mourning thinking about our colleague who lost his life, he’s now being identified as Dylan Lyons.’
Lyons’ heartbroken fiancée took to social media last night to share her grief.
‘The love of my life was murdered. I will never be the same again,’ she said as she shared a link to a GoFundMe page dedicated to covering his funeral costs.
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