Lakeland police arrest 3rd man wanted in connection to Jan. 30 mass shooting

Sara-Megan Walsh, The Ledger
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Lakeland Police Department located and arrested Brent Johson III, at left, on Thursday after releasing his name and photo to the media as a "person of interest" in the Jan. 30 drive-by shooting. The police are still searching for Marquez Green, 28, right.
Lakeland Police Department located and arrested Brent Johson III, at left, on Thursday after releasing his name and photo to the media as a "person of interest" in the Jan. 30 drive-by shooting. The police are still searching for Marquez Green, 28, right.

LAKELAND — Lakeland police have found and arrested a third man they believe has ties to the Jan. 30 mass shooting.

LPD arrested Brent Johnson III, 19, on Thursday. Johnson is charged with grand theft of a firearm, delinquent in possession of a firearm with gang enhancement, possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of narcotic drug paraphernalia, and driving without a valid driver's license. He is not eligible for bond release, according to a Polk County Jail inmate inquiry.

Johnson was first identified by Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor as a one of two "people of Interest" sought in connection with the Jan. 30 drive-by shooting on 900 block of North Iowa Avenue. His arrest came approximately one day after the department released his name to the media.

Police are still looking for Green as a person of interest to be questioned about shooting, according to LPD spokeswoman Robin Tillett.

There may be updates to this story as this is a breaking news.

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This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Lakeland police arrest 3rd man in mass shooting; still seek another