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‘Nobody’s gonna miss him’: Newly obtained warrant details accused inmates attempt to arrange murder of witness

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Friday, October 23, 2026 at 1:27 AM · 1 min read
‘Nobody’s gonna miss him’: Newly obtained warrant details accused inmates attempt to arrange murder of witness — News4JAX Local, St. Augustine Community news
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A newly obtained arrest warrant is providing new details in the case of a St. Johns County inmate deputies say tried to arrange the killing of a witness while behind bars.The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office announced additional charges against Dustin Furnal, 42, saying he is now charged with solicitation to commit murder and tampering in a first-degree felony proceeding.In a statement posted on Facebook, the Sheriff’s Office said Special Investigations Unit detectives “discovered Furnal was communicating with a subject to arrange the murder of an individual scheduled to testify against him in a pending criminal case.” The agency said detectives reviewed “hours of recorded conversations, jail calls, and visitation recordings.”What the newly obtained warrant saysAccording to the arrest warrant obtained by News4JAX, investigators say someone contacted detectives in September with information about a possible “murder for hire” plot.The warrant says that person told detectives Furnal clai

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