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Crime
Arrests Made After Shots Fired
Man Arrested In Beating Of 81-Year-Old Senior Citizen
CARLOS ALBERTO CARDERO
... Charged with aggravated battery and robbery
The Tampa Police Depart- ment has arrested a man in connection with the beating of an elderly man last Wednes- day. However, the victim’s car is still missing.
According to police, Car- los Alberto Cordero, 47, of Tampa, was taken into custody at his Meridian Pointe Apart- ment around 2:30 a.m., Fri- day. Cordero was charged with aggravated battery with great bodily harm and rob- bery. He was transported to the Hillsborough County Jail, where he was being held under at $22,500 bond.
Police said Alfred W. Watton, 81, was found in his backyard late Wednesday evening. When located, Wat- ton was unconscious and had suffered upper body trauma. Police said some of his prop- erty, including the victim’s wallet, his keys and his 2014 Red, Kia Sedona were missing.
Investigators believe Wat- ton was attacked between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was admitted in seri- ous condition. Watton re- portedly suffered skull fractures.
At the time Watton was discovered, investigators learned that Cordero was be- lieved to have been the last person to be seen with Wat- ton. Cordero was considered a person of interest at the time.
Police said it appears that Cordero and Watton be- came engaged in a dispute over the cost of lawn care serv- ices Cordero provided.
Police said Cordero has denied taking the victim’s car.
Police Seek Information In
At Tampa Park Apartments
Murder Of Young Tampa Man
TYRONE JOHNSON
On Saturday at 2:45 a. m., Tampa Police received a shots fired call in the Tampa Park Apartments complex. Air Serv- ice reported seeing a silver 2005 Dodge Ram leaving the area.
Officers arriving in the area conducted a felony stop on the vehicle and reported seeing firearms under the back seat of
JAMASE RINGGOLD
both the driver and passenger seats. Officers arrested Ty- rone Johnson, 19, and Ja- mase Ringgold, 16.
Among other charges, Johnson was charged with having a firearm with an al- tered serial number and Ring- gold was charged with being a minor in possession of a firearm.
Three Arrested In String Of South Tampa Burglaries
Alejandro Blanco-Poza, Diego Perera, and Leyanet Morales-Torres.
Armed Robbery Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Three Teenagers
JASON ALCEUS
JAVON POWELL
DAMIAN ROBERTS
Three people believed to be responsible for a string of 25 burglaries in the South Tampa area were arrested Wednesday, August 17th.
Authorities said two of the suspects were arrested in Miami, and the other was ar- rested in Manatee County.
According to the Tampa Police Department, Leyanet Morales-Torres, 24, Ale- jandro Blanco-Poza, 26, and Diego Perera, 25, were taken into custody and are facing multiple charges.
Police said the three sus- pects are believed to be re- sponsible for dating back to
late March, 2016. In most of the burglaries, expensive jew- elry was taken, along with other items of value. It was the use of a stolen credit card that provided police with the lead they needed to identify the suspects.
Morales-Torres and Blanco-Poza were in posses- sion of numerous pieces of jewelry when they were ar- rested in Miami. Perera was identified from home surveil- lance video taken from two South Tampa homes.
Additional charges are likely as the investigation con- tinues.
Three teenagers were ar- rested Thursday after a grocery store was robbed at gunpoint. Two of the teenagers were charged with the robbery and a drug charge landed the third in jail.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 4:45 p.m., two teenagers entered the Sun And Farm Grocery, 15005 Balm Road, in Wimauma. One of the men pointed a handgun at the cashier and the other took money from the cash register.
The teenagers then fled the store in a westbound direction. Deputies responded to the scene and obtained descriptions of the men from witnesses. The inves- tigation led them to the home in the 14000 block of Highway 672.
After talking to the home- owner, police were given per- mission to search the home. Police located Jason Alceus,
16, of Ruskin, and 17-year-old Javon Powell, of Tampa, in- side the home.
Deputies said the two fit the description of the teenagers who had committed the armed rob- bery earlier.
The teenagers were not wearing the same clothing as de- scribed in the robbery, but police located clothing matching those in the video of the robbery inside one of the rooms. They also lo- cated the firearm used and money reportedly taken during the robbery.
Police charged Alceus with robbery with a firearm and pos- session of cannabis. Powell was charged with robbery with a firearm.
Police also arrested Damian Roberts, 16, who lives at the location and charged him with five counts of posses- sion of a controlled substance and violation of probation.
Second Suspect Arrested In Shooting Homicide
The Tampa Police Depart- A
ment is currently seeking in- formation about a fatal shooting Sunday night. The shooting took place in West Tampa.
According to police, Chadd Dalton Pierson, 23, of Tampa, was in the company of others when they arrived at 2509 N. Albany around 10:10 p.m. Witnesses told police shots were fired in the area.
When investigators ar- rived at the scene, they dis- covered Pierson was the victim in the shooting. He died at the scene.
spokesman
for the
Tampa Po-
lice Depart-
ment said
they are
currently
trying to
find out
who was
with Pierson at the time of the shooting, as well as infor- mation about the suspect.
The investigation into the murder is continuing. No ad- ditional information was available at press time.
CHADD DALTON PIERSON
Man Charged With Sexual Battery On A Child
A 22-year-old man was taken into custody and charged with committing sexual battery on a child under the age of 12. He is currently being held with- out bond at the Hillsborough County Jail.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, the incident took place on Monday, August 15th in a swimming pool at an undisclosed location. Po- lice said the victim was swim- ming in the pool when Jose Fernando Santiago Pena grabbed her.
After freeing herself from Pena, the child swam away. Pena is alleged to have ap-
proached the victim again and as- saulted her. A witness ob- served the crime on the child, police said.
When questioned by police, Pena re- portedly ad-
JOSE FERNANDO SANTIAGO PENA
NEVILLE CHAMBERS
St. Petersburg Police de- tectives have arrested a sec- ond suspect in the double shooting that occurred Au- gust 16th at 3745 9th Avenue, North.
Detectives said Neville Chambers and Michael Murray planned to rob Mark Pointer and Julius Buchanan when they met in the library parking lot for
MICHAEL MURRAY
a drug deal. During the drug deal, police said Murray shot both men.
Pointer died as a result of his injuries, and Buchanan remains in criti- cal condition in a local hospi- tal.
Like Chambers, Mur- ray has been charged with first-degree murder and at- tempted felony murder.
Uncle Sandy
mitted to committing the offense. He was taken into cus- tody and charged with capital sexual battery on a victim under the age of 12.
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