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Crime
Murder Suspect Arrested In Polk County
Pasco Woman
A 22-year-old man wanted in connection with a murder that took place last month was arrested. De- jonta Jerome Felder, of Tampa, was taken into cus- tody in Polk County on Sun- day, police said.
Detectives with the Tampa Police Department is- sued a warrant for his arrest earlier this month. A warrant was also issued for Felder for being a felon in possession of a handgun.
Felder was also charged with other outstanding war- rants for his arrest in an un- related investigation.
According to police, on the afternoon of July 3rd, an argument between two men ended in gunfire. Detectives had previously determined that Felder was a “person of interest” in the case.
However, further investi-
$510,222 Tax Fraud
Two Men Wanted For $2,994 Gift
JULIUS R. CARTER 5/13/1985 — 7/3/2017
gation led them to determine that Felder is allegedly the man who argued with Julius Carter, and then allegedly shot him several times before fleeing the scene. Carter ran after being shot, collapsed in the backyard at 3408 N. Phillips Street, and died at the
DEJONTA JEROME FELDER
... Arrested in Polk County for second-degree murder
scene.
Investigators said, it ap-
pears Carter knew Felder and that “he (Carter) at- tempted to turn or walk away when he was shot.”
Felder will be transferred to Hillsborough County from the Polk County Jail.
Detectives Search For Man Who Broke Into Vehicle
CAR BURGLARY SUSPECT
Police are attempting to identify a man suspected of breaking into a car and remov- ing property. The burglary took place in the parking lot of Pin Chasers, 5555 W. Hillsborough Avenue.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, on July 6th, an unidentified suspect entered the vehicle by smash- ing the window. The burglary took place around 6:40 p.m. Once inside, the suspect re- moved the victim’s checkbook, as well as other property.
Between July 17th and July 23rd, a Black man between the ages of 18 and 22 attempted to deposit several checks into var- ious bank accounts. The sus- pect was captured on video at the GTE Financial ATM.
Anyone with information pertaining to the identity of the man is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay at 1- 800-873-TIPS, or www.crimestopperstb.com.
A 52-year-old Pasco County woman was convicted by a federal jury last week. She was found guilty of ob- taining more than $500,000 by providing false informa- tion and obstruction.
According to court docu- ments, in March 2009, Ms. Ingrid McBride Rich, of New Port Richey, submitted a fraudulent tax return to the IRS for tax year 2008 that re- sulted in her obtaining a re- fund in the amount of $510,222.
After obtaining the refund check, she deposited it into a new bank account, and then immediately began transfer- ring the money into various accounts (in her name and in the name of entities she owned) using cashier’s checks and cash transfers to prevent the IRS from recov- ering the money.
She also sent the IRS friv- olous correspondence, in- cluding bogus money orders and tax documents, while the
INGRID McBRIDE RICH
IRS was attempting to collect the money.
As a result of Ms. Rich’s obstruction, the IRS was only able to recover a small amount of the money fraud- ulently obtained.
Ms. Rich was indicted December 13, 2013. She faces a maximum penalty of five years for the false claim charge and up to three years in federal prison for the ob- struction charge.
Her sentencing hearing has been set for November 14, 2017.
Found Guilty Of
Card Theft
Police Investigate
GIFT CARD SUSPECT #1
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for two men in- volved in the theft of loaded gift cards. The theft took place on June 27th, shortly before 7 p.m.
According to police, the men were dropped off in front of the Walmart, 8220 N. Dale Mabry, by a third suspect driving a black, 4- door pickup truck, possibly a Nissan or Titan. Two Black men entered the store and went to the electronics de- partment. Once the men ob- tained $2,994 on three gift cards and convinced the store employee they would
GIFT CARD SUSPECT #2
pay for the cards at the front checkout counter. However, instead of paying for the cards, they left the store.
One of the men is de- scribed as being 6’, and be- tween the ages of 30 and 49. The second man was also about 6’ tall, but was between the ages of 22 and 29-years- old, with short hair.
Anyone with any infor- mation in reference to the suspects is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sher- iff’s Office at 247-8200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477), or report anonymously online at www.crimestopperstb.com.
Detectives with the Tampa Police Department are investigating an incident that resulted in an officer-in- volved shooting. The incident took place early Sunday morning. The shooting took place at 3415 E. 9th Street.
According to police, the incident began with a com- plaint about what appeared to be two men trespassing at the residence, which is a va- cant house. Two Tampa Po- lice officers responded and made contact with the two men toward the back of the house. Police said both the house and the yard were completely dark.
One of the men became engaged in an altercation with one of the officers. At some point during the alter- cation, the officer felt threat- ened and fired his weapon, striking the man. The man has been identified as 68- year-old Daniel Olinger.
DANIEL OLINGER Olinger was transported to
a local hospital. The officers, who have not been identified, were injured. The officer who fired his weapon has been place on administrative du- ties, pending the outcome of the investigation, which is standard procedure, police said.
The investigation into the shooting is continuing.
Officer-Involved
Shooting
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