{"id":124851,"date":"2026-01-20T13:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/124851\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:19:07","slug":"st-lucie-county-sheriffs-office-set-to-hold-press-conference-to-address-two-criminal-inv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/124851\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Lucie County Sheriff\u2019s Office set to hold press conference to address two criminal inv"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 St. Lucie County officials are expected to provide updates this afternoon on two separate criminal investigations that unfolded days apart.<\/p>\n

A press conference is scheduled for 3 p.m. at the St. Lucie County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

The first involves a truck stop arrest that investigators later connected to a homicide<\/a>. Deputies initially arrested truck driver Olson Jean<\/a> for resisting an officer without violence, a misdemeanor, after receiving a 911 call reporting a suspicious truck parked in a ditch near the Pilot Travel Center.<\/p>\n

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A Pompano Beach man was arrested Saturday in connection with the murder of a Coconut Creek woman after deputies found a blood-stained semi in Fort Pierce. (SLCSO)<\/p>\n

While investigating the scene, deputies found blood on the truck\u2019s passenger door and inside the cabin. Investigators say the blood belonged to Wendy Moncion of Coconut Creek, who they identified as a murder victim.<\/p>\n

Authorities have not yet explained how Jean was linked to the homicide, where Moncion\u2019s body was found, or what the possible motive may have been. CBS12 News is hoping to clarify those unanswered questions during Tuesday afternoon’s press conference.<\/p>\n

The second case involves a violent encounter stemming from a Facebook Marketplace<\/a> meetup in Fort Pierce on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Investigators say the shooting <\/a>was not random and that they are still searching for a fifth person believed to have been involved. Deputies say three people ambushed a buyer who thought they were purchasing an iPhone. After a brief exchange, investigators say the buyer opened fire, and the group shot back.<\/p>\n

\"FourFour people were shot Sunday afternoon after an online marketplace transaction turned into a violent ambush in Fort Pierce. Antoinette DelBel Reports 1\/18\/26 (WPEC)<\/p>\n

Four men were injured and taken to HCA Lawnwood Hospital. They are expected to make a full recovery. No additional details about their conditions were released.<\/p>\n

Authorities are using the incident as a reminder that online meetups can turn dangerous and encourage people to use designated safe exchange zones, such as those located in front of the St. Lucie County sheriff\u2019s offices, when buying or selling items with someone they do not know.<\/p>\n

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In response to Sunday\u2019s shooting, deputies are again urging residents to use Safe Exchange Zones when buying or selling items online. The St. Lucie County Sheriff\u2019s Office offers designated parking spaces outside its headquarters that are open to the public and monitored by 24-hour video surveillance. (WPEC)<\/p>\n

Officials say additional details on both investigations are expected later this afternoon.<\/p>\n

CBS12 News will have a crew there. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 St. Lucie County officials are expected to provide updates this afternoon on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124852,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-124851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}