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Two men indicted in separate 2024 Ocala homicide cases, police say

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Published  August 20, 2025 5:00pm EDT
Marion County
FOX 35 Orlando

The Brief

    • Two men have been indicted in separate 2024 Ocala homicide cases, police said. 
    • Zavondre Newmones and Stephon Bagley face first-degree murder charges, with Bagley also facing multiple drug and weapons offenses.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Two men have been indicted on first-degree murder charges in separate 2024 homicide cases, the Ocala Police Department announced Wednesday.

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What we know:

Detectives charged Zavondre A. Newmones, 25, with the February 2024 killing of Troyelle Bell on NW 1st Street. 

In a separate case, Stephon A. Bagley, 27, was indicted in the June 2024 shooting death of Faye Porter on NW 20th Avenue.

Stephon A. Bagley | Zavondre A. Newmones

Bagley also faces multiple additional charges, including attempted second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, fleeing and eluding, possession of a machine gun, possession of methamphetamine, possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving with a revoked license as a habitual offender.

Both men were formally indicted Aug. 7 and remain in custody, police said.

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With these arrests, investigators said all homicide cases from 2024 in Ocala are now officially cleared.

What they're saying:

"Our major crimes detectives, especially Det. Grosso and Det. Ridge, worked tirelessly on these cases to bring justice for the victims and their families," the department said in a statement.

The Source: The information in this article comes from a report shared by the Ocala Police Department.

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