Sanford Man Charged With Shooting Deltona Teen in Leg

Date Added: November 06, 2020 1:49 pm

Laura Williams, Office of
Public Affairs & Media Relations

SANFORD MAN ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH SHOOTING DELTONA TEEN
Suspect, 18, Shot Girl in Leg, Fired Into Home During Drug Deal

A Sanford man has been arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder after a Deltona teenager was shot in the leg earlier this week at her home during an apparent drug deal.

Robert Johnson III, 18 (DOB 12/28/2001)  was arrested Thursday night in Seminole County. 

The shooting occurred Wednesday night in the 1100 block of West Hancock Drive, Deltona, where the 17-year-old girl was shot in the backyard during a drug transaction.  She was flown by Air One to an area hospital for treatment for injuries considered non-life-threatening. She is recovering.

The teen went outside to meet someone around 8:45 p.m. to purchase marijuana. As she approached the suspect, identified as Johnson, he pulled out a gun and pointed it at her. She threw the money at him and ran toward her bedroom window. After she climbed into her bedroom, the suspect fired multiple shots into her window, striking her in the leg. Her brother then called law enforcement.

Johnson ran to the front of the residence where he continued shooting multiple times into the home before fleeing in a waiting vehicle. Two family members were hiding in a closet inside the home while the shots were being fired, but they were not injured.

Johnson is charged with shooting into a building and attempted first-degree murder. He remains held at the Seminole County jail with no bail allowed.