Overview
- Santa Rosa County deputies arrested Gabriel Williams, 16, and Kimahri Blevins, 14, on premeditated first-degree murder charges, and both are being held at the Department of Juvenile Justice.
- A passerby discovered a burned body off Kimberly Road in Pace along with a black-and-red electric scooter and 9 mm shell casings, which matched missing teen Danika Jade Troy.
- Investigators say the suspects lured Troy into a wooded area, shot her multiple times, then doused her body with gasoline and set it on fire.
- A cooperating witness told detectives the killing was planned, and investigators report Williams confessed after saying Troy made hurtful comments about him.
- Sheriff Bob Johnson says the motive remains unresolved because statements do not align with forensic findings, and his office is working with the State Attorney’s Office on seeking adult prosecution.