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Crime
Man Jailed For 2014 Robbery, Murder
A 31-year-old Tampa man has been taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder. The charge stems from a murder that took place nearly two years ago.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, the body of Marcus Levon Williams, 32, was discovered in the parking lot of the Clay- more Crossings apartments on May 23, 2014. A report from the Hillsborough County Med- ical Examiner’s Office stated that Williams died as the re- sult of a shotgun wound to his head.
Investigators developed in- formation that led to the arrest of Kareem Marcus Myrie, of Tampa. On Friday, police arrested Myrie and charged
Police Arrest Man
15-Year-Old Facing Burglary,
KAREEM MARCUS MYRIE
him with first-degree murder, armed robbery, and armed carjacking.
He is currently being held at the Hillsborough County Jail without bond.
XAVIER RADHAMES
DE LA CRUZ
... Charged with second degree
murder
On February 19th, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office investigated a shooting that left a 25-year-old man dead. He was shot by someone inside an apartment in which he had forced entry.
According to police, Ter- rance Roach, Jr., of Apopka, was pronounced dead inside an apartment in the Town N’ Country area.
Roach is alleged to have ap- proached a woman who lived in the apartment and forced her back inside at gunpoint. Once inside the apartment, Roach and an unidentified man be- came engaged in a fight. Roach was fatally injured and died at the scene.
However, as police con- ducted the investigation into the shooting, they reportedly uncovered additional informa- tion that tied 20-year—old Xavier Radhames De La Cruz, also of Apopka, to the case.
The criminal affidavit charging De La Cruz with sec- ond-degree murder stated that Roach had a cell phone in his pocket at the time of his death that provided various text mes- sages from someone known as Xavier.
Xavier reportedly provided Roach with specific informa- tion pertaining to the location of certain items inside the apartment, including the num- ber of guns.
A woman in Orange County, who said she was Roach’s girlfriend, provided police with the last name of the man known as Xavier. De La Cruz was arrested and is cur- rently being held in the Orange County Jail.
Police have not released the names of the people inside the apartment because they are considered witnesses to the crime, a spokesperson said.
According to police, early Friday morning, deputies re- sponded to a burglary in Riverview. Upon arriving at the scene, police determined that the suspect entered the home during the night through an unlocked garage door. Once inside, the suspect took credit cards and keys to a 2011 Ford Mustang.
He then used the keys to leave the residence in the Mus- tang, closing the garage door behind him. There were 3 peo- ple, including a child in the home at the time of the bur- glary.
As the investigation contin- ued, police learned that some- one had used the victim’s credit card at a local Wal- Mart. Detectives recognized the suspect from the store’s surveillance camera from pre- vious encounters. He was identified as Nathan Isaiah Campbell, of Gibsonton.
Deputies responded to the school where the teenager at-
In Town N’ Country
Vehicle Theft Charges
NATHAN ISAIAH CAMPBELL
tended to interview. Upon ar- riving at the school, the detec- tives located the stolen Mustang in the parking lot.
When police went to his classroom to interview Camp- bell, they discovered that Campbell was in possession of the key to the stolen vehicle. Campbell was taken into cus- tody and charged with bur- glary of an occupied dwelling, 2 counts of grand theft of a motor vehicle, 2 counts of grand theft in the third degree, fraudulent use of a credit card, and burglary of an unoccupied vehicle.
The investigation is contin- uing.
Homicide
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 15- year-old Gibsonton teenager early Friday. He is facing sev- eral felony charges.
Police Identify Victim In Fatal Stabbing
The Tampa Police Depart- ment has released the identity of a man killed earlier this month. He was fatally stabbed on February 5th, while at 905 E. 20th Avenue.
According to police, the vic- tim has been identified as Shannon Underwood. Po- lice had not released his iden- tity pending the notification of out-of-state relatives.
Police charged Dannie Lee Mathis, 45, with the murder.
Plant City Resident Charged With Armed Robbery
DANNIE MATHIS ...Charged with murder
On Saturday, a 31-year-old Plant City man was taken into custody and charged with armed robbery with a firearm, wearing a mask while commit- ting a crime, and resisting ar- rest without violence. Joshua Osbourne Thomas is currently being held at the Hillsborough County Jail without bond.
According to police, shortly after 2 p.m., on Saturday, a man entered the Quick Pick Chevron, located at the inter- section of Highway 39 and State Road 60, armed with a black handgun. He was also wearing a mask. The man de- manded money, but did not receive any money and fled the store on a motorized bike.
Deputies responded to the alarm and interviewed wit- nesses who provided informa- tion. They also retrieved the video from the store. The video revealed that the man, later identified as Thomas, had been in the store about an hour before the robbery, and was wearing the same cloth- ing.
The investigation continued and information was dis- patched to other deputies in the area. A short time later, Deputy Mike Roberts ob- tained information that Thomas was seen operating a similar bike in the area.
A short time later, he ob-
JOSHUA O. THOMAS
... Charged with armed rob- bery with a firearm
served Thomas on Smith Ryals Road and State Road 60, and attempted to stop him. However, Thomas allegedly fled the scene on the bike. He was caught a short distance away.
Thomas was positively identified by witnesses as the person who had committed the robbery at the store. Police said Thomas is also a suspect in a robbery that took place at the Circle K on County Line Road and Cornet Road in Polk County a few hours before the incident at the Quick Pick.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is currently conducting that investigation. Police said the weapon used in the crime has not been located. The in- vestigation is continuing.
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