The investigation into the death of a prominent LGBTQ activist is being sent to the state attorney’s office. Jorge Diaz Johnston’s body was found last month in a Jackson County landfill.
A representative for the Tallahassee Police Department says the agency has referred the case to the state attorney’s office for a grand jury review. During such proceedings, grand juries decide whether to charge a person or persons with a crime. No suspect has been publicly identified.
The Tallahassee Police Department initially said it expected to make an arrest in the case relatively soon. Over a month has passed since Diaz Johnston was last seen Jan. 3. His body was found Jan. 8.
Diaz-Johnston is the brother of former Miami Mayor and current Florida Democratic Party Chairman Manny Diaz.
Diaz-Johnston and his husband Don were one of the six couples listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit that overturned Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage. The couple was separated at the time of Diaz-Johnston’s death.
WFSU has reached out to the state attorney’s office for comment.
