A man described by authorities as a “career criminal” was arrested Monday in the shooting death of a young father gunned down in a Hialeah parking lot, almost 20 days after the crime.
Hialeah Police said that on Sept. 10, the suspect, 47-year-old Fletcher Jimeson, had been involved in a verbal disagreement with the victim in the parking lot of 2265 West 4th Court.
During the argument, Jimeson pulled out a gun and shot 27-year-old Cedell Miller, police said.
Miller was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he died from his injuries days before his 28th birthday. He is survived by his mother, sister and two young children.
Miami-Dade Department of Corrections
Miami-Dade Department of Corrections
Fletcher Jimeson, 47
According to an arrest report, Hialeah police were able to find video surveillance from “multiple locations” that showed Miller interacting with a group of three men. When he starts to walk away, a man “distinctly dressed in a half-dark, half-light clothing ensemble” raises his arm and fires one round at Miller, who is about 30 feet away.
Miller immediately fell to the ground, and all three men took off, police said. The shooter in the distinctive clothing fled in a blue beach cruiser bicycle.
The suspect in that footage was identified by three officers as Jimeson, “a known career criminal from previous encounters” with Hialeah police. One officer has known the suspect for over a decade, the arrest report describes.
Jimeson’s cell phone data also placed him at the scene of the crime and corroborated surveillance video, authorities said.
Family photos
Family photos
Cedell Miller
Police obtained a warrant for Jimeson’s arrest, and warned the public that he should be considered armed and dangerous.
On Monday, accompanied by his attorney, he turned himself into law enforcement and invoked his right to remain silent, an arrest report states.
He was taken to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where he will be charged with second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to the arrest report.
Jimeson was previously convicted of manslaughter with a deadly weapon in 1998. He was sentenced to 15 years in state prison and prohibited from carrying a firearm or ammunition.