Hillsborough County authorities say a drug deal gone wrong led to a fatal shooting earlier this month for which a Riverview man is now facing murder charges.Deputies say social media connected Samuel Shane Morrissey, Jr. and Grover Willis on April 15. Willis was in...
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Month: April 2018
Man Charged with Two Counts of DUI Manslaughter Has History of DUI Convictions in Florida
Troopers of the Florida Highway Patrol say a man who allegedly killed a motorcyclist and rider earlier this month has a pair of prior convictions for drunk driving in his past.On the evening of April 15, Kerry "Jason" Webb was riding his Suzuki motorcycle with his...
Tampa Man Sentenced to Life for 2015 Murder He Allegedly Committed at Age 17
A Tampa man who was a minor when he allegedly killed a classmate will spend the rest of his natural life in a Florida prison after a Hillsborough County jury found him guilty of first-degree murder.Tampa authorities say the problems began when David Alexander Brunson...
Former CareerSource Employee Charged with Stealing Thousands of Dollars From Gift Cards
St. Petersburg officials say a well-tenured employee of the county's jobs agency stole thousands of dollars in gift cards from the agency for her own personal use.Danielle Robertson stands accused by Pinellas County prosecutors of stealing $6,700 from gift cards from...
Tampa Man Arrested on Courthouse Steps to Face Second-Degree Murder Charge
Within moments of leaving a Hillsborough County courtroom on a related charge of evidence tampering, a Tampa man was cuffed and hustled back to the county jail to face second-degree murder charges.Tyler Chase Bardin is accused by Hillsborough County authorities of...
Spring Hill Man Sentenced to Life for Slaying of Wheelchair-Bound Octogenarian in 2015
The first of four men charged in the murder of a wheelchair-bound octogenarian was sentenced to life in prison late last week, with the jury deliberating slightly more than an hour on the case.Allegedly acting upon information he received from his half-sister through...
Tampa Authorities Say Errant Spit Leads to Road-Rage Murder
Authorities say that an altercation that started with a careless spit escalated into a fatal road-rage incident on Fowler Avenue last week.Witnesses told Tampa police that the situation began when Gilbert Serna, the passenger in a truck driven by Jeffrey Hunter,...
Tampa Man Accused in Fatal Hit-and-Run Never Issued License to Drive in Florida
Hillsborough County authorities say a man suspected of leaving the scene of a deadly car accident on St. Patrick's Day has never had a proper driver's license in the state of Florida.Tampa police say Tracy Evereth Wood was driving on Hillsborough Avenue that fateful...
Alleged Street Racer in Fatal Accident Apprehended Almost Three Months Later
Tampa authorities say the man allegedly responsible for a fatal car accident eluded their grasp for almost three months before they were finally caught up with him.Per Tampa police, Jeff Desange and Jorey G. Christophe were engaged in illegal street racing in the...
