Joshua Wayne Douglas, who has been indicted for the murder of Jamie M. Broxson, may have had early signs of trouble. In January 2007, Douglas pled guilty after Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers charged him and a Milton teen, age 16, with killing three small spotted fawns on Christmas Eve near Munson on Division of Forestry property and shooting from a roadway.
Douglas was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 hours of community service, fined $1,000, and ordered to pay $330 court costs. His hunting privileges revoked for life and he forfeited the shotgun used to kill the deer.
It was Douglas’ second time before a judge in two-month period for shooting deer illegally or at night. He and an accomplice were charged Nov. 5, 2006 for night hunting deer after the pilot of an FWC airplane and ground units spotted the pair as they attempted to shoot a deer using a spotlight. In that case, Douglas had to pay $500 in fines and court costs, was sentenced to 10 hours of community service and had his hunting license suspended for three years. Read more.
In September 2010, Douglas was charged for failing to produce a hunting license. I wonder if the judge knew about the lifetime ban.
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State Attorney Bill Eddins announced on Thursday, Feb. 3 that he will seek the death penalty against Douglas.
Broxson’s body was found in the woods on Gulf Power property on Nov. 29, 2010. She was found with duct tape over her forehead and arm. The autopsy found evidence of sexual assault and the death was result of asphyxia. Douglas was linked by DNA to the crime.