Jacksonville, FL — One man is already serving a 40 year prison sentence in the murder, now, nearly 5 years after a man was fatally shot on the front porch of a Northside home, a second suspect is being charged.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office announcing a new murder charge against Mario Sims. They say he was initially arrested and convicted for dealing in stolen property after pawning the victim's phone.
Walter Nicholson was killed in 2012. Mario Sims and Reuben Palmer arrested. Sims charged with murder, robbery @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/tPl34F7bLh
— Varisa Lall Dass 🌊 (@vldass) December 15, 2017
While in prison, JSO says they seized letters written by Sims that contained incriminating statements about 36-year-old Walter Nicholson's murder. When they brought him back to Duval County for questioning, they say Sims admitted to his role in the murder.
Police believe Sims and the other man, Reuben Palmer, met Nicholson through a chatroom and arranged a meeting in 2012 with the intention of robbing him.
LIVE news briefing - Arrest made in 2012 Murder
Posted by Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on Friday, December 15, 2017
JSO found Sims' prison letters implicating his role in the murder. Sims and Palmer lured Victim to a house through internet chat room Quest. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/FyiH06Hfkp
— Varisa Lall Dass 🌊 (@vldass) December 15, 2017
