Office of the State Attorney

PRESS RELEASE

January 25, 2024

 

State of Florida v. Latravius Jamarr Jacobs

State of Florida v. Travis Michael McBride

Jacobs Case Number: 2024 100092 CFDB

McBride Case Number: 2024 100400 CFDL

 

Two Volusia County Defendants Indicted on First-Degree Murder

DELAND – The Volusia County Grand Jury heard two different cases today.

The first case was that of Latravius Jacobs. The defendant is accused of committing an armed carjacking at a motel off of Ridgewood Avenue in Daytona Beach on December 14, 2023. Just minutes after Jacobs drove away from the scene in the stolen vehicle, he caused a major crash on the roadway. The driver of the vehicle that the defendant crashed into died at the scene.

The second case was that of Travis McBride. The defendant is accused of shooting a man multiple times off of Frankfort Avenue in DeLand on January 17, 2024. The next day, McBride was seen cleaning up evidence from the roadway and the victim’s dead body was found in the defendant’s vehicle trunk.

The indictments were handed down on Thursday morning. Jacobs was charged with First-Degree Felony Murder, Vehicular Homicide, Carjacking and Burglary with Assault while Armed. McBride was charged with First-Degree Premeditated Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence.

The case against Jacobs was investigated by the Daytona Beach Police Department and will be prosecuted by Assistant State Attorney Sarah Thomas. The case against McBride was investigated by the DeLand Police Department and will be prosecuted by Assistant State Attorney Mark Interlicchio.

 

For more information contact: 

Haley Harrison | Multimedia Specialist/PIO | Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza, Florida's Seventh Judicial Circuit | SAOPIO@SAO7.org