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Crime Man Gets 28 Years In Fatal Road
1 Killed, 1 Hurt In Drug Deal Gone Bad
Rage Stabbing
One man was killed and another injured in a shooting Friday. The shooting took place in an apartment in the 13500 block of Gragston Cir- cle.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the Lago Bello Apartment Com- plex in reference to a shoot- ing around 7:15 p.m.
When they arrived, they discovered that two men were suffering from gunshot wounds. One man, identified as being 21-years-old, died as a result of his injuries. The second victim, age 25, was transported to a local hospi-
gone to the apartment al- legedly to purchase drugs. Two other men were inside the apartment at the time.
The buyer is alleged to have fired several shots, killing one man and injuring the other. The man remained at the scene and was inter- viewed by detectives. P o - lice have not identified the men as a result of Marsey’s Law. However, sources have identified the dead man as Rashyied Melvin, of Tampa.
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting and the investiga- tion is continuing.
GILBERT SERNA ... died after being stabbed
A Hillsborough County Circuit judge sentenced a Tampa man, accused of a road rage fatal stabbing, to serve 28 years in prison. Teddy Baltimore Smith was originally charged with second-degree murder,
However, the jury con- victed him of manslaughter with a weapon. He was sen- tenced last Tuesday. Smith was charged with second-de- gree murder in the stabbing death of 56-year-old Gilbert Serna.
In April 2018, Smith was stopped in his 2-d00r, BMW at a traffic light on Fowler Ave., and Interstate 275, on the passenger side of a
TEDDY BALTIMORE SMITH
... Convicted of manslaughter
pickup truck.
Sources said the passen-
ger in the truck, identified as Serna, allegedly spat out the window and it landed on Smith’s arm. A confronta- tion between Smith and Serna took place.
Smith is alleged to have got out of his car and con- fronted Serna. As the con- frontation continued, Smith allegedly stabbed Serna in the upper body and drove away. Serna died as a result of his injuries.
Police located the BMW in a parking lot early the day after the stabbing and im- pounded it. Smith was ar- rested on April 5, 2018.
RASHYIED MELVIN
tal, where he was treated for his injuries. He is expected to survive his injuries.
During the investigation, police learned a man had
Man Gets 25 Years For Robbery Of Pawn Shop
A 53-year-old Tampa man was sentenced to fed- eral prison last week. He is accused of planning and car- rying out an armed robbery at a pawn shop.
U. S. District Judge Vir- ginia M. Hernandez Cov- ington sentenced Terry Alonzo Wilson to 25 years in federal prison. The Court also ordered Wilson to for- feit $63,543, which includes the $61,943 in jewelry and $1,600 in cash that Wilson and his co-defendant, Je- remy Williams, 35, of Miami, had taken from the pawnshop during the rob- bery.
On June 18, 2019, a jury found Wilson guilty of con- spiracy to commit robbery, robbery, brandishing a firearm during a robbery, and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
TERRY ALONZO WILSON
According to court docu- ments and evidence pre- sented during the trial and the sentencing hearing, Wil- son recruited Williams to rob the Value Pawn & Jew- elry, 5401 North 40th Street. During the robbery, Wilson pointed a loaded pistol at two employees and a customer who were inside the store and threated to kill them.
Wilson also brought zip ties to the robbery and in- structed Williams to tie up the employees and the cus- tomer. Wilson forced the store manager to disconnect the store’s security video recording system, which Wilson took with him when he left the store.
Wilson and Williams took a total of $63,543 worth of jewelry and cash from the pawnshop.
At the time of the rob- bery, Wilson had recently completed a 20-year sen- tence for robbing another Tampa pawnshop at gun- point. He was released from prison less than four months before committing the armed robbery of the Value Pawn & Jewelry.
Williams pleaded guilty to his role in the case and tes- tified during Wilson’s trial.
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