LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A man was found guilty of murdering a 38-year-old who was found set on fire in Lake County in 2021.
Mustafa Connelly, 38, was found dead in December 2021 at a place known locally as “the car wash,” a vacant lot on Veech Road in Leesburg. His body was set on fire next to his vehicle.
Years later, Darion Dontae McGee was arrested in the fatal shooting.
The state attorney’s office said a jury found McGee guilty of first-degree murder on Friday.
According to an arrest affidavit, McGee had been texting and meeting with the victim to arrange a robbery together. Prosecutors said the two met up on Dec. 17, 2021, and Connelly was shot in the back.
McGee faces life in prison.