Florida LGBTQ activist’s roommate charged with strangling, dumping him in landfill

The roommate of a prominent Florida LGBTQ activist has been charged with strangling him to death before dumping his corpse in a landfill.

Steven Yinger, 37, was indicted by a grand jury Friday in the death of Jorge Diaz-Johnston, the brother of former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, Leon County prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said Monday that Yinger was living with Diaz-Johnston at the time of his disappearance in January. The two men knew each other from a stint in alcohol rehab according to Local News 10.

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