The Jacksonville community was abruptly reminded of the fragility of peace when a fatal incident unfolded in the mundane setting of a restaurant parking lot. In the ongoing investigation into the June 2025 shooting that claimed the life of 38-year-old Kenneth Mobley, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) Homicide Unit has now made a second arrest.
Details provided by JSO's official release highlight the arrest of 24-year-old Natania Ribot, identified as the alleged getaway driver in the shooting. Ribot was taken into custody earlier this week on a felony charge of Accessory After the Fact. Her connection to the case was established during the meticulous investigation that followed the incident, swiftly to zero in on the suspected gunman, Josiah Martinez, who remains in jail.
The shooting took place at a bustling intersection along Southside Boulevard and Touchton Road, where Mobley suffered fatal injuries. In the days following the tragedy, detectives were able to pinpoint Martinez as the shooter, resulting in his arrest last month with a charge of Murder against him.
Ribot's involvement in the crime surfaced as detectives pursued leads and pieced together the events of that day. It was through persistent enquiry that they discovered Ribot's role as the driver of the escaping vehicle. Following an interview earlier this week, Ribot was placed behind bars at the John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility, where she remains pending further legal proceedings.
This case has drawn significant attention as the community grapples to understand the motives behind such violence. The JSO has not yet released further information regarding the connection between Ribot, Martinez, and Mobley, or whether additional accomplices may have been involved.
