State of Florida v. Chadley Dunell Joseph
State of Florida v. Dougnitrio Devonte Rezondus Smith
Joseph Case Number: 2024 107942 CFDB
Smith Case Number: 2020 303750 CFDB
Two Volusia County Defendants Indicted by Grand Jury
DELAND – The Volusia County Grand Jury convened today to hear a few cases.
The first case was that of Chadley Joseph. The defendant is accused of stabbing one of his roommates in the face, neck and back inside their Daytona Beach apartment unit on November 6, 2024. The victim died from her injuries at the scene.
The second case was that of Dougnitrio Smith. The defendant is accused of burglarizing and then murdering a woman in her Port Orange home before setting the house on fire in July 2020.
The indictments were handed down on Wednesday morning. Joseph was charged with First-Degree Murder. Smith was charged with an additional count of Burglary with a Battery. A previous Grand Jury indicted Smith on First-Degree Murder and Arson of a Dwelling.
The case against Joseph was investigated by the Daytona Beach Police Department. The case against Smith was investigated by the Port Orange Police Department. Assistant State Attorney Andrew Urbanak will prosecute the homicide cases for the state.
For more information contact:
Haley Harrison | Public Information Officer | Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza, Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit | SAOPIO@SAO7.org
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