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Crime
Two Men Charged In Road Rage Incident
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men following tw0 road rage incidents. Both are facing several charges.
According to police, on September 14th, around 6:30 p.m., a man was driving in the Wimauma area when a suspect pulled up to him in a gold, 4-door sedan. The vic- tim told police the man asked if he was “revving your en- gine at me?”
The victim said he said no, but the suspect followed him in his vehicle. There was a second individual in the ve- hicle at the time.
The victim then observed the passenger in the vehicle pass a firearm to the driver. The driver fired two shots at the victim, then drove past him.
Two days later, around the same time, the same vic- tim was traveling in the Ruskin area. He observed the same vehicle and same sus-
hicle. Davis confessed to both shootings, police said.
As the investigation con- tinued, detectives were able to identify the suspect in the second shooting as 21-year- old Trevor Barnette. He was arrested and charged
with aggravated assault with a firearm, discharging a firearm from a vehicle, shoot- ing into an occupied vehicle, and carrying a concealed firearm. The gun was discov- ered in his pocket as he was being taken into custody.
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pects he believed to be in- volved in the first incident. The victim followed the vehi- cle and attempted to photo- graph the license plate.
The driver realized he was being followed and stopped at a stop sign. The victim at- tempted to drive away. While passing the stopped vehicle, the victim observed a hand extending out of the vehicle holding a firearm. He also heard several shots, with one of them striking his vehicle.
Police arrived and were able to identify Raymond
TREVOR BARNETTE
Davis, 18, as the shooter in the first incident. He was ar- rested and charged with ag- gravated assault with a firearm, discharging a firearm from a vehicle, and shooting into an occupied ve-
Man Gets 6 Years For Possession Of Firearm
FLOYD C. RIVERS
School Security Officer Charged
A federal judge has handed down a prison sentence to a Tampa man. He pleaded guilty on June 25, 2020.
With Child Abuse
U. S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven sentenced 34-year- old Floyd C. Rivers to six years and five months in fed- eral prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Rivers to forfeit the firearm and ammunition used in the offense.
According to court docu- ments, on October 22, 2018, of- ficers with the Tampa Police Department were looking for Rivers in West Tampa to take him into custody on outstand- ing warrants. When the officers located and approached Rivers, he fled, throwing a bag over a nearby fence as he ran.
The officers eventually ap- prehended Rivers and recov- ered a loaded pistol from the discarded bag.
Rivers has several prior convictions for narcotics-re- lated felonies and is therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition. This was his second conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
A Hillsborough County School Security officer is ac- cused of abusing a 9-year-old child with autism. The inci- dent took place at Knights El- ementary School, in Plant City.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, last Wednesday, teachers at the school contacted police after allegedly observing 57- year-old Michael Lash- man, a school security officer, become violent with the child.
Prior to the incident, the child had reportedly become verbally disruptive. However, the teachers were able to calm him. Lashman became aware of the incident and con- fronted the student.
Witnesses told police that Lashman aggressively re- strained the child and pulled him into the building. At that
MICHAEL LASHMAN
time, the child’s body struck a doorway. They also said Lashman pushed the child against a wall once inside the building. The victim suffered minor swelling to the back of his head, but did not require medical treatment.
Following the investiga- tion, a warrant was issued for Lashman. He turned him- self in at the Orient Road Jail Thursday night.
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