JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It has been over 21 years since local business owner Saad Kawaf was stabbed to death in his Deerwood/Baymeadows home.
Today, the state attorney announced William Baer Jr. has officially been charged with first-degree murder by a Duval County grand jury for the murder of Kawaf.
Baer, a former Jacksonville Sheriff’s detective, is also being charged with kidnapping with a weapon, armed robbery and aggravated battery.
After 21 years on the run, Baer was arrested in July of 2020, along with his co-defendant and ex-wife Melissa Schafer, for the murder of Kawaf.
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