Jacksonville police investigate murder of 30-year-old woman who was tortured, beaten

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Editor’s note: This communicative contains details that immoderate volition find graphic. Discretion is advised.

A pistillate died aft she was tortured, waterboarded and beaten past period astatine a location connected Soforenko Road successful Oceanway, according to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office records.

On Nov. 10, according to a constabulary report, an unresponsive 30-year-old woman, who was identified by her relatives arsenic Chelsea Nicole Thompson, was brought to Fire Station No. 35 connected North Main Street and past taken to a hospital, wherever she died.

“She was a mother. She has 2 daughters. She was a large person,” said her aunt, Elizabeth Colageo, who spoke to News4JAX by telephone successful South Carolina. “She would bash thing for anyone.”

According to an apprehension warrant, doctors recovered she had facial swelling, was bleeding from an ear, had encephalon swelling, had a fractured vertebra, and had bruising connected her wrists and ankles accordant with being tied up.

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The warrant states an older woman, who brought the 30-year-old to the occurrence station, said the 30-year-old had been arguing passim the time with 37-year-old Henry Lannon II. According to JSO, Lannon past took off, but erstwhile constabulary took possession of the older woman’s phone, they learned Lannon had gone to a friend’s location successful St. Marys. Police determination went to the location and talked to the person there. According to the warrant, helium said Lannon had been staying with him and Lannon told him that helium “he killed a miss successful Jacksonville” and “needed to pain immoderate stuff.” Police said a pain heap was observed successful the friend’s backyard.

The person told constabulary that Lannon said helium tied up the 30-year-old, waterboarded her, smothered her with a pillow and deed her, according to the warrant. The warrant states the person told constabulary that Lannon said helium wanted her to unopen up, truthful helium “tortured her” and that “the miss begged for her life.”

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The U.S. marshals were alerted and they recovered Lannon connected Nov. 23 astatine a edifice connected Salisbury Road, according to an apprehension report. He dropped a backpack and ran, but was caught, according to the report. The backpack contained 110 grams of meth, the study states.

Lannon is charged with aggravated assault, kidnapping, trafficking successful meth and resisting police.

As of Thursday, helium was being held successful the Duval County jailhouse without bond, jailhouse records show.

The Sheriff’s Office has listed the 30-year-old’s decease arsenic a murder.

An online obituary reads: “Chelsea has specified a emotion for radical and particularly her household and friends.She leaves down truthful precise galore radical that volition miss her sweet, comic and warring personality.”

“I ne'er would person expected that successful this neighborhood,” said Oceanway nonmigratory Joe Parcell. “I can’t judge it. It’s ever been quiet. Been present for 8 years and ne'er had immoderate problems here.”

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