St. Johns County inmate accused of arranging murder of witness scheduled to testify against him

A St. Johns County inmate is facing additional charges after investigators said he tried to arrange the killing of a person scheduled to testify against him.Dustin Furnal, 42, was charged with solicitation to commit murder and tampering in a first-degree felony proceeding, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said.Special Investigations Unit detectives discovered Furnal was communicating with another person about the alleged plot, investigators said. Detectives reviewed hours of recorded conversations, jail calls and visitation recordings between the two.Furnal has been in custody in St. Johns County since June on multiple felony charges, including trafficking in fentanyl and methamphetamine, conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.His bond was revoked Oct. 17. Furnal remains in the St. Johns County Jail without bond.