A man who was feeding cats in a Southside Jacksonville neighborhood told police he found a teenager's decomposing body.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office confirmed it’s investigating 18-year-old Deshawn Terell Minor’s death as a homicide.
A man found Minor’s severely decomposed body on Sunday in the woods behind Beachwood Park’s baseball field in Sandalwood, steps away from a playground.
“They wanted to see if I had any footage on my cameras that they can see when they dropped the body off,” said Maichle.
Despite Monday’s pouring rain, Ronald Maichle sat on his front porch waiting for police to show up.
When Maichle came home on Sunday, his neighborhood was a crime scene.
“I pulled up yesterday and I saw all the cop cars there and kind of figured it was a body,” said Maichle.
The JSO incident report said a man found Minor’s body in the bushes while he was out there feeding stray cats.
“That’s bad. I mean, that’s a teenager,” said neighbor John Smith III.
Minor was arrested in St. Johns County a few months ago on felony burglary charges. Now, his death is under investigation.
“I’m trying to help them out as much as I can because I sit out here every night to see what’s going on,” said Maichle, who is the father of a teenager.
If you have any information about what happened to Minor, you can contact JSO at 904-630-0500 or JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org.
To remain anonymous and receive a possible reward up to $3,000 contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.