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Families Identify Melissa Wood and Jason Chatham as Victims in Ponte Vedra Walgreens Killings

The accused awaits transfer from Nassau County as St. Johns prosecutors pursue two first-degree murder charges.

Overview

  • Investigators say 32-year-old Christian Barrios went to the A1A Walgreens parking lot to confront his girlfriend and another man last Friday night, and both victims were fatally shot.
  • Authorities arrested Barrios in Nassau County after he allegedly stole a BMW and fled; a PIT stop, K9 track and bodycam video documented his capture.
  • He faces six counts in St. Johns County that prosecutors say include two first-degree murders, with Nassau charges that include grand theft of a motor vehicle and aggravated fleeing.
  • Barrios is being held in the Nassau County jail pending transfer to St. Johns County to face the homicide case, and the Times-Union reports he has pleaded not guilty.
  • Family members publicly mourned Wood and Chatham; Wood’s daughter urged severe punishment, and a GoFundMe seeks help with funeral expenses.