Man who used sex offender registry to hunt and kill registrant indicted for First Degree Murder.
According to Florida Today, Lucas Jones, the Florida man who Palm Bay police said lured a registrant online, killed him and then chopped up the remains, stuffed them in suitcases and dumped them in the Compound, was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury in Brevard County on one count of first-degree premeditated murder in connected with the killing.
According to the article, Detectives say Jones reviewed a list of sex offenders and targeted the victim, who was on the list. Jones, kept a folder with the names of several sexual offenders, court records show.
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So many of these folks want their 15 minutes of fame.
Sure, for a few days, they’ll get thank you letts and a few bucks on commisary, but then folks move on to the next freak of the week and these folks are forgotten quickly. Then the harsh reality sets in. Their future will be a cage for decades. They’ll likely die there. They too will be just a number. Maybe if they’re lucky, they get a couple of podcasts about them or even a mention in some news story about vigilantes. But they’re now largely forgotten.
A certain vilgilante that murdered two registrants in 2012 got a little attention at first, even got a feature on one of those dramatized crime shows, but otherwise forgotten. I remember that POS stating he was going to become a victim advocate and that he would succeed in getting all sex offenses LWOP or death penalty offenses, but the only news I can find of him not directly related to the 2012 murder was his failed appeals attempt from three years ago.
But the one annoying thing is that someone posted a TikTok glorifying this punk and the usual dumb comments began again– “He’s doing god’s Work” or “lets send him money.”
I think our movement should turn some of our focus into taking on social media. They’re the true catalysts for promoting vigilante violence.
Mr. Logue,
I always appreciate your takes and efforts on our behalf. Just wanted you to know that it is not lost on us how much you care. You are appreciated in ways words cannot explain. Thank you!
I remember that dude back in 2012. All he’ll ever be is prison famous lol.
I have no fear of death even if it is at my door. With little to no emotional dismay I say the following with a hint of banality; Are these talker and murder’s lives so empty their big claim is to kill PFR? They not have anyone that would miss them? A friend, a family member? Anyone who cares about them at all? I suppose not considering they are now serving 1sr Murder in a state penitentiary. Just my two cents on the matter.
Being on the registry provides the foot work for these but jobs to commit these crimes. This makes the local, state, and federal governments complicit in these crimes. This is why they will never put and end to the registry. Just hope and pray that if one of these lunatics comes for you that your family doesn’t become victims too.
Sad to say, but likely nothing will happen about the registry being used for vigilantism unless it gets to epic proportions.
They can simply say ‘the registry wasn’t meant to be used in this manner, but we have to protect the public’.
However they knew it would be used in such ways or else they wouldn’t add the disclaimer saying it’s not to be used in such ways
Even though just a few years ago we were fighting to keep “fluorescent green” license plates off of our (and family’s) vehicles in Florida, this case makes a strong statement in support of eliminating public registries. A National drive might be effective now to overhaul rules and laws pertaining to personal information placed online without consent. Data brokers, criminal records, the entire “industry”.
Given there has been enough crime against PFRs where the registry is the source of the victims in the end, when all tallied, there is more than enough nationwide evidence to prove what can and does happen because of it whether public or not. A nice long list with this one on the top line of the first page sent to CJ Roberts would be a nice reminder of his work years ago. The scapegoating of the court not being able to prevent what the public does with public info is bunk considering they are party to it with their permission to leave it be.
We all need to follow this case and write letters of impact for his sentence should he be found guilty.
In Florida murder cases, impact statements may be submitted by next of kin.
Any member of the general public (including us) can submit letters of sentencing impact to the prosecution, who can then relay that information to the judge. Be real number 12.