ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orange County grand jury formally indicted Tenaje Johnson, 18, on charges of First Degree Murder (with a Firearm), Attempted Robbery (with a Firearm), Shooting at, within or into an Occupied Vehicle and Possession of a Firearm by a Minor.

On July 14, 2024, the Orlando Police Department responded to the 1300 block of Lawne Boulevard and found Christopher Dumesle, 19, slumped over in a vehicle. First responders pronounced him deceased on the scene from a gunshot wound. The investigation revealed Mr. Dumesle had arrived for a drug deal but two suspects met him there for a robbery attempt, resulting in the fatal shooting.

On Sept. 25, the State presented sufficient evidence to a grand jury to secure an indictment against Johnson for First Degree Murder (with a Firearm), Attempted Robbery (with a Firearm), Shooting at, within or into an Occupied Vehicle and Possession of a Firearm by a Minor. This homicide took place before Johnson’s 18th birthday and our office direct filed charges against him to be charged as an adult.

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An indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.