State of Florida v. Latravius Jamarr Jacobs

Press Release | February 5, 2026

DOB: 05/18/1987

Case Number: 2024 100092 CFDB

Volusia County Defendant Convicted of First-Degree Felony Murder

DAYTONA BEACH – After a three-day trial, a Volusia County jury found defendant Latravius Jacobs guilty as charged of First-Degree Murder, Vehicular Homicide, Carjacking, and Burglary of a Conveyance.

On December 14, 2023, Jacobs stole a vehicle from a man while armed with a gun in the parking lot of a Daytona Beach motel.

About three minutes after the carjacking, Jacobs ran a red light at Mason and Ridgewood Avenue at 91 mph and crashed into another vehicle.

The vehicle launched into the air and flipped several times. The victim died from his injuries at the scene.

The Daytona Beach Police Department investigated the case. Assistant State Attorneys Ashley McCarthy and Paiton Mizelle successfully tried the case for the State of Florida. The Honorable Kathryn Weston presided over the case and is set to pronounce sentence on February 9, 2026.

For more information contact:

Haley Harrison | Public Information Officer | Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza, Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit | SAOPIO@SAO7.org

State Attorney R.J. Larizza filed the notice of intent to seek the death penalty in Edgewater Police Officer David Jewell’s murder.

Office Of The State Attorney
R.J. Larizza, 7th Judicial Circuit

Office Of The State Attorney
R.J. Larizza, 7th Judicial Circuit

State of Florida v. Latravius Jamarr Jacobs

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