Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the Sept. 19 shooting death of Jaylin Hartless in the Woodlawn area of Fairfax County.
The 21-year-old Hartless was found shot by his vehicle in the 3400 block of Buckman Road at around 4:45 a.m. and died at the scene. Following information relayed via the Fairfax County Police Department’s Crime Solvers tip line, detectives arrested Tavon Ferguson, 31, from the city of Alexandria, Tennida Ferguson, 49, of the Alexandria area of Fairfax County, and Tavon Lang, 32, also from the Alexandria area of Fairfax County.
FCPD offered a $5,000 reward for information that could lead to an arrest.
Tavon Ferguson was arrested in Woodlawn on Sept. 23 (Tuesday), and was transferred to the Alexandria jail as he was wanted on a destruction of property charge, according to FCPD. He is being held without bond and expected to be extradited to Fairfax County. Police have secured warrants against him for second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He is scheduled to appear in court on the destruction of property charge in Alexandria on October 24, and no court date has been set for the other offenses.
Tennida Ferguson was arrested on Sept. 25 and was charged as an accessory to murder after the fact, concealing evidence, and obstruction of justice. She is being held without bond, and her preliminary hearing is on Dec. 23, according to court records.
Detectives arrested Lang on Sept. 26, and charged him with second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He is being held without bond and is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on December 23, according to court records.
Hartless’s family launched a GoFundMe to cover funeral expenses, and it has so far raised more than $18,000.
“Friday, 9/19, our beloved Jaylin Theodore Hartless was taken from us way before his time, at 21 years young,” Hartless’s sister wrote on the GoFundMe page. “We just overcame a family battle with our sister, and now having to bury our brother is the most shocking and sad thing my family has ever faced.”
Anyone with information on this incident can contact the FCPD Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800, option 2. Tips can also be submitted via Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), and online. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
