Barricaded Man Was Wanted For Murder

MIAMI, FL — The man who attempted to barricade himself from Miami-Dade police on Wednesday afternoon in northwest Miami-Dade was wanted in connection with a horrific Broward County murder in which the victim was found stuffed inside the trunk of a burning car. Police said that Jeffrey Harrell eventually surrendered inside a home in the 8300 block of NW Fifth Ave following the hours-long standoff.

The 28-year-old Harrell was to be extradited to Broward County where he will be charged with first-degree murder in connection with the Nov. 14 murder of Darren Butler.

Wednesday's standoff began when Miami-Dade police attempted to serve a warrant on Harrell along with the Broward Sheriff's Office fugitive task force and the U.S. Marshals Service.

"He decided to barricade himself and then our hostage negotiators were called out," Detective Argemis Colome of the Miami-Dade Police Department told Patch. "Eventually our Special Response Team went in and got him."

Harrell was the third suspect to be arrested in the case. Johntavis McCoe, 26, was also taken into custody in Miami on Nov. 21 and Rougiena Deriveire, 18, was arrested on Nov. 18, according to BSO.

The 27-year-old Butler's body was discovered around 5 a.m. on Nov. 14 by BSO deputies at Bicentennial Park. Butler had been placed in the trunk of his Pontiac G6. His body could not be removed until the flames were extinguished by North Lauderdale Fire Rescue.

Jeffrey Harrell photo courtesy Miami-Dade Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation