TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — The man accused of murdering 54-year-old Jorge Diaz-Johnston in 2022 was found guilty Friday.
Diaz-Johnston was reported missing on Jan. 8, 2022 after last being seen on Jan. 3, 2022 in the 2800 block of Remington Green Circle in Tallahassee. He was found dead in a Jackson County landfill the same day. Diaz-Johnston was a champion of same-sex marriage rights in Florida.
Yinger faced charges of first degree murder, tampering with physical evidence, grand theft of motor vehicle, grand theft and criminal use of personal identification information offenses. Yinger was formally charged in the death of Diaz-Johnston on April 14, 2022.
Following his death, Diaz-Johnston was remembered as an important figure in Florida's LGBTQ community.
