Clearwater Criminal Defense Law Blog

More details have emerged in relation to a murder in Gibsonton that Hillsborough authorities have charged to a Lithia man. According to court records, the sordid tale began in late April last year, when the soon-to-be victim was witnessed by a roommate leaving the mobile home they shared with a group of people with whom he spent several days earlier that month. Last seen on April 27, the victim's mother inquired after him on May 3, to no avail. She said she gathered up his belongings at the mobile home, but noted that his cell phone and tablet computer were not present in the trailer. Upon...

An Ohio man has been arrested in his home state after Pasco County authorities say he murdered four family members and lied about their deaths for several months.The 25-year-old man is awaiting extradition back to Florida to face allegations that he murdered his 21-year-old wife, her 71-year-old father, 59-year-old mother, and 25-year-old brother. Authorities aren't exactly sure when the four were killed, but the last known contact anyone but the alleged murderer had with his wife was a video conference call almost one year ago.Authorities began the investigation upon the discovery of three...

A Lithia man was arrested last week after investigators say he is responsible for a murder that came to light three months ago with the discovery of skeletal human remains.Hillsborough authorities arrested the 21-year-old man at his home on January 4, though they did not reveal any information regarding the evidence upon which they base their suspicions, nor the man's possible motivations in the alleged slaying.The investigation began three months ago when a maintenance worker discovered the remains of a 21-year-old man at a local trailer park. The remains discovered on October 3 were in an...

Though Christmas is a trying time for many in the Tampa area, authorities say the holiday ended in murder for one family after an 82-year-old Plant City man allegedly shot and killed his 50-year-old son.At around half past nine o'clock that evening the son initiated an argument with his father and a third party. According to the third-party witness, the argument escalated when the father disappeared upstairs and returned with a firearm while the son beat a hasty retreat. A single report from the gun rang out, he said, and the sight of the son lying prone and wounded greeted the witness upon...