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Jury begins deliberations in Port Huron murder case
Update: Court recessed about 4:30 p.m. Deliberations will continue Friday. A jury began deliberating the verdict for a man charged with first-degree murder for the death of Vincent Buckles on Thursday, Nov. 12. Dazman Drake, 24, is accused of shooting and killing Buckles at his home on Vanness Street in Port Huron on Jan. 28, 2025. The jurors heard closing arguments Thursday morning from the attorneys before receiving jury instructions from Circuit Court Judge Michael West. Drake and his co-defendant, Sayon Florence, were both charged with murder after Buckles was found shot multiple times inside his house just after midnight. An investigation by the Port Huron Police Department found multiple security camera recordings of the two in the area before the shooting, Florence in a red Jeep Patriot and Drake in a black Ford Explorer, which was found on fire on Vanness Street just before the shooting was reported. Florence was previously found guilty by a jury for first-degree murder after prosecutor's argued she arranged for Drake to shoot Buckles because she believed Buckles was abusing their shared child. Florence had filed a report of child abuse with police days before the shooting. No charges were ever filed against Buckles