Sister speaks about brother shot and killed last year in Love Grove apartment, JSO announces arrest
Action News Jax heard from family members of the man who was shot and killed last July inside his apartment complex in Love Grove.
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That man was 27-year-old Terrill Trumble, or as his family calls, him, T.J.
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Now, months later, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has announced an arrest in the case.
T.J.’s sister said she can finally sleep better at night knowing James Conyers has been charged in connection with her brother’s murder.
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Now, JSO said he was already in jail facing charges for possession for a firearm by a convicted felon but those charges have now been upgrade.
“It’s really hard but, to accept that this is how he died -- but at least we can get some type of justice,” T.J.’s older sister Bristol Garrett said. “But I’m very pleased with how hard they worked on getting this case solved.
His sister said even after almost seven months later, his death still feels unreal.
“I love you. I love you so much,” Garrett said. “There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think of him... and you always think that you have enough time.”
On July, 24, 2023, police responded to a death investigation in the Blanchard Apartments off Pullen Road in the Love Grove neighborhood.
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JSO’s arrest report said they found Trumble “on the floor in the bathroom, suffering from a gunshot wound to his head.”
“He unfortunately was in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Garrett said. “He was robbed as he was murdered.”
Garret said her brother was a good person who worked hard and had so much life ahead of him.
She wants her brother to be remembered as a kind human being who put others first. She plans to keep his legacy alive for the four-year-old daughter T.J. left behind.
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“I always will make sure that she knows, when she gets older, who her daddy was, and I will make sure that I keep that memory alive for her,” Garrett said.
His family now wants justice.
As for Conyers, his next court hearing is set for next Monday, Feb. 26, at 9 a.m. This will determine whether he will be on house arrest or in jail during his trial.
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Court documents reveal he currently has a $1 million bond.
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