Event Brief
Florida deputies charge suspect in cold case murder
Filed: May 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM ET
Summary: Marqui Newton was arrested and charged with the 2016 murder of Saadyar Johnson after new DNA evidence and witnesses.
WHO: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
WHAT: Detectives obtained an arrest warrant and charged Marqui Newton with felony first-degree murder and robbery with a firearm in the 2016 killing of Saadyar Johnson.
WHEN: May 26, 2026 at 3:53 PM ET
WHERE: Tampa, Florida, USA
WHY: Detectives obtained an arrest warrant after new DNA evidence and witnesses emerged in the investigation of Johnson's 2016 homicide.
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