Jury finds Lantana-area man guilty of murder in 2019 Lake Worth Beach fatal shooting
WEST PALM BEACH — A jury has found a 38-year-old Lantana-area man guilty in the December 2019 shooting death of a man in Lake Worth Beach.
Jurors on Tuesday found Jonathan Major guilty of first-degree murder and a lesser included offense of attempted robbery. Circuit Judge Jeffery Gillen delayed the sentencing, scheduling a hearing for next month.
Major was accused in the Dec. 19, 2019, shooting death of 31-year-old Saeed Christopher Wallace. Investigators found Wallace's body in an alley near an industrial area on the 1100 block of Fifth Avenue South.
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Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office investigators said Major and another person took marijuana and THC cartridges from Wallace when he was killed.
In March 2021, a grand jury indicted Major and Reginald Jackson on charges of first-degree murder, armed robbery and burglary of a structure while armed. Jackson, 25, has pleaded not guilty to the charges and is awaiting trial. His next court hearing is scheduled for November.
Julius Whigham II is a criminal justice and public safety reporter for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach him at jwhigham@pbpost.com and follow him on Twitter at @JuliusWhigham. Help support our work: Subscribe today.
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