The former boyfriend of a beloved Fort Myers bus driver has been arrested and is facing charges for her murder, a law enforcement source at the FMPD said.
Eugene Johnson is currently in custody at the Hendry County Jail.
Alberta Harris, 50, was reported missing on April 9. Her daughter, Ebony Brown, said two days later that she feared for the worst after seeing blood stains on Harris’ car. The 2005 silver GMC Yukon truck was located in a parking lot on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Ten days passed before Harris’ body was discovered by teenagers in woods near Wheeler Road and 14th Place near Lehigh Acres, according to Hendry County Sheriff’s Office. Harris’ death was quickly ruled a homicide and was investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Several suspects were identified back in April, according to the Fort Myers Police Department. Interim Chief Dennis Eads said Harris’ death was not “random.” And a individual was targeted in this case, Eads said on April 26.