{"id":197070,"date":"2026-03-18T23:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/197070\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T23:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:12:09","slug":"man-charged-with-2024-jso-corrections-officer-murder-asks-that-the-victims-occupation-be-excluded-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/197070\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with 2024 JSO corrections officer murder asks that the victim\u2019s occupation be excluded \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The defense attorney representing Demaurea Grant, the man charged with the 2024 murder<\/a> of Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office corrections officer Bradley McNew, is asking for the victim\u2019s occupation to be excluded during the trial.<\/p>\n

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Memorial for Corrections Officer Brad McNew <\/p>\n

The defense\u2019s argument behind the motion for limine regarding McNew\u2019s occupation will be heard by the judge on March 27.<\/p>\n

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Action News Jax spoke with Chris Carson, a criminal defense lawyer not affiliated with the case, who told us it\u2019s unlikely the judge will grant the request. <\/p>\n

He said that it\u2019s up to the judge to decide if the prejudicial effect of the evidence \u2014 McNew\u2019s job in law enforcement \u2014 outweighs its relevance.<\/p>\n

In October 2024, Grant was arrested for the murder of McNew after investigators said he shot and killed him outside of a Love\u2019s gas station. <\/p>\n

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Reports say that McNew approached Grant after seeing that he had thrown the woman he was with, Makayla Huggins, to the ground following an argument. Investigators say that Grant shot McNew as he was driving away.<\/p>\n

Huggins pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact<\/a> in April 2025. She has not yet been sentenced, according to court records.<\/p>\n

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Grant was arrested the day after the shooting in North Carolina following a nationwide manhunt. He has been at the Clay County jail since May 2025.<\/p>\n

His trial is set for November.<\/p>\n

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