BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — For the first time since he surrendered to police Tuesday, a Melbourne man saw a judge on a first-degree murder charge.

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Police said the suspect’s ex-girlfriend was shot with a semi-automatic pistol that was purchased a week ago.

Police said the suspect, 23-year-old Carlos Jones, confessed to shooting his ex-girlfriend, 23-year-old Shay’Dayla Johnson, after trying and failing to get her back.

Police said Johnson was on her way to work when she was confronted by Jones, who had woken up in an angry state because Johnson had not texted Jones back, according to court records.

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Investigators said Jones decided to drive to Johnson’s Colbert Circle home to confront and kill her.

Investigators said that after the shooting, Jones told them he discarded his clothing and tossed his weapon down a storm drain hours later to hide evidence of the crime.

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Police said he received a call from his mother, urging him to turn himself in, which he then did at the Palm Bay Police Department.

An investigator who arrived later said he asked Jones if he was remorseful. Jones told authorities if he had to do it all over again, he’d kill Johnson’s father, too.

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