Eustis man taken into custody for role in fatal Tavares apartment complex shooting
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Police have arrested a 24-year-old Eustis man on two accessory charges in connection with the fatal shooting of De’Angelo Donta McKnight outside a Tavares apartment complex.Jonathan Erickson Louis was taken into custody around 8:55 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, Tavares police announced Thursday.Channel 9 previously reported that McKnight, 26, of Leesburg, was shot outside the Caroline Court apartments in the 1000 block of Caroline Street early Sunday, Oct. 25.Arrest affidavit identifies accessory allegationsAccording to the arrest affidavit, Louis is accused of being an accessory after the fact to manslaughter with a firearm and an accessory after the fact to aggravated battery with a firearm.Much of the affidavit released to Channel 9 is redacted, limiting the available details about Louis’ alleged involvement.Detectives arranged to meet Louis at the state probation office in Tavares Wednesday morning, according to the affidavit. He was subsequently taken to the Lake County Jail without in