An Ocala jail guard was killed. His ex-girlfriend, a former jail worker, was arrested


A Marion County Sheriff's Office detention deputy was killed over the weekend, and on Wednesday his ex-girlfriend – herself a former employee at the jail – was arrested and is expected to be charged with second-degree murder.

A press release from the Citrus County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Jacqueline Jasmin Johnson-Cabrera of Ocala in connection with the death of Cory Schweitzer.

When she worked at the Ocala jail, Johnson-Cabrera got in trouble when an inmate she was supposed to be watching escaped from a local hospital. She resigned before she could be terminated.
According to Citrus authorities, at 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 19, their communication center was notified of what appeared to be a suicide at a residence in Pine Ridge, a community in central Citrus.

A dispatcher was told that Schweitzer was shot and was not breathing. When first responders arrived, they pronounced Schweitzer dead. He was 31 and lived in Citrus County, although he worked at the jail in Ocala.
Continuing their investigation, the detectives found other evidence, which was collected and carefully examined, Citrus officials said. From their investigation, the detectives concluded that Schweitzer had been killed.

The detectives eventually secured a warrant for Johnson-Cabrera's arrest. The 22-year-old woman, who lives in Ocala, was picked up on Wednesday and booked into the Citrus County Detention Facility in Lecanto, where she's expected to be charged with second-degree murder.

Details on what led to Johnson-Cabrera's arrest have not been released by Citrus officials. They said the woman's arrest report has been sealed by a judge.

Citrus officials said Johnson-Cabrera was Schweitzer's former girlfriend.

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