Fugitive Wanted In Deaths Of Mom, Infant In Florida Arrested In Union County

LINDEN, NJ — A man wanted for shooting a 20-year-old mother and leaving her infant to die alone in the hot car in Florida has been captured in Union County, said Orange County Sheriff's Office, Florida(OCSO).

"23-year-old Doujon Duwayne Griffiths, wanted since 2021 for the murders of 20-year-old Massania Malcolm and her 1-year-old daughter Jordania, has been CAUGHT!" announced the Sheriff's Office.

Linden Police Department officers arrested Griffiths after a traffic stop last week when they discovered he had outstanding first-degree murder warrants. He will be extradited to Orange County for the September 2021 deaths of Massania and Jordania.

Griffiths also faces a charge of attempted murder for the shooting of Massania’s boyfriend, who is Jordania’s father.

"No matter how many years have passed, we never forget our victims, and we hope this arrest brings some sense of peace and closure to our community and the two families shattered by this horribly tragic case," said OCSO.

Police were called on Sept. 7, 2021, at 5 a.m. to the 1900 block of Lake Heritage Circle about a shooting call. There they found the boyfriend who said he was shot multiple times by a friend, said OCSO Sheriff John Mina in a press conference in September 2021.

On Sept. 9, 2021, police got a call from the family saying they were unable to reach Malcolm and her infant daughter.

Malcolm was found shot to death in a car on Lake Ellenor Drive, said police.

Malcolm's 1-year-old daughter, Jordania, also died, possibly from heat exhaustion, said police.

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