No bond for trio arrested in San Carlos Park homicide

FORT MYERS, Fla. Three suspects arrested in connection to the deadly shooting of a 23-year-old man in San Carlos Park received no bond Thursday morning.

Christopher Daniel Ward Jr., 21, of the 1700 block of Raleigh Street, as well as Lehigh Acres residents Dejerion Jamar Stewart, 22, of the 3200 block of 17th Street West, and Rodney Stephon Ivery, of the 2700 block of 22nd Street, are accused of killing Jonathan Delices, of North Port. Each suspect faces a homicide charge.

Delices, a Florida Gulf Coast University, planned to attend law school, the family said. His mother, Daniella Delices, said she harbors no ill will toward the suspects.

“God is love, and I have no hate in my heart, even for them,” she said.

All three suspects have past criminal records for charges such as possession and failure to appear. Stewart was previously out on bond for possession of cocaine when the murder took place.

The suspects are also accused of trying to rob Jonathan Delices. The July 11 shooting happened after a drug deal, according to a testimony from an LCSO deputy during the first appearance.

Surveillance video appeared to show the three men meeting at the Chipotle in the Gulf Coast Town Center prior to the shooting.

Deputies responded to a shots-fired call on the 19000 block Pine Run Lane, just west of Three Oaks Parkway, where Delices’ body was discovered, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said.

 

All three suspects’ next court appearance for the homicide charge is scheduled for Aug. 21.

Ward faces an additional two counts of failure to appear in court. His next court appearance related to those specific charges is scheduled for July 31.

Sheriff Mike Scott said he hopes the arrest will help Delices’ family find justice.

“The three individuals arrested for this senseless murder will now be held accountable for their crimes,” Scott said in a statement.