JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The video attached to this story is from a previous, related report.
Marcel Johnson, one of two men accused in the shooting death of 13-year-old Prince Holland, appeared in court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing. This was his first hearing since he was arraigned on second-degree murder charges.
The hearing was brief, with Johnson waiving his right to a speedy trial.
He allegedly shot into the car several times, striking three of the passengers -- Prince, an 11-year-old who was in stable condition at the time and coach Michael Holmes, who was driving the car. The other two passengers, who are 14 and 15 years old, were uninjured.
Johnson is believed to be affiliated with the gang 320, which Jacksonville Sheriff TK Waters says is involved in a conflict that caused Prince's death.
The drive-by shooting that killed the 13-year-old prompted Waters to call for the city to unify. Prince was on his way home from football tryouts when the shooting happened, a picture of innocence that Waters says underscores Jacksonville's crime problem.
He vowed to catch those involved, later announcing the arrests of Johnson and Kentravious Gerard. Both men are accused of causing Prince's death, but Gerard is accused of firing the bullet that killed Prince.
Johnson was featured in several songs with up-and-coming Jacksonville rapper 320Popout (real name Joshua Holmes), who was killed in March 2022 at an apartment complex in Arlington. In one of 320Popout's music videos, Johnson is seen playing the part of a "shooter."
