Orange County felon sentenced to 20 years in prison for kidnapping at gunpoint in Port St. Lucie

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A 41-year-old Orange County man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for the kidnapping of an employee of a Port St. ...

October 7, 2023
2:28 AM

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A 41-year-old Orange County man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for the kidnapping of an employee of a Port St. Lucie group home in 2022. In Fort Pierce on Monday, South Florida District Court Senior Judge James I. Cohn sentenced Marques Deon Jones for the kidnapping charge and possession of a firearm. Jones is also facing charges in St. Lucie County stemming from his arrest: two counts of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of cocaine and resisting an officer without violence.

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