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St. Augustine defendant faces new charges over alleged plot against witness
Dustin Furnal, 42, is accused of soliciting someone to kill a key witness expected to testify against him in a pending case. His bond has been revoked, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said.
A St. Augustine man awaiting trial on drug-related charges now faces allegations that he tried to arrange the killing of a witness in his case, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.
Dustin Furnal, 42, was charged with solicitation to commit murder and tampering in a first-degree felony proceeding. The witness was scheduled to testify against him, the Sheriff’s Office said. Furnal’s bond was revoked.
Furnal was arrested in June on multiple counts. The available information does not specify the underlying charges or when he is due in court on the new allegations.