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Crime
Man Found Not Guilty Of Threatening To Kill Judge
Woman Charged In Robbery Of 86-Year-Old Woman
ANGELA ROSEBORO
MARCUS WAYNE HUNT ... Arrested early Tuesday morning
A woman has been taken into custody in connection with the armed robbery of an 86- year-old victim that took place last week. She is the second sus- pect to be charged in the case.
Ms. Angela Roseboro,
25, of Tampa, is reportedly the girlfriend of 28-year-old Mar- cus Hunt. Hunt was arrested in less than 24 hours after the robbery occurred. He was charged with armed robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm and is being held at the Hillsborough County Jail without bond.
Police said Ms. Roseboro was the driver of the vehicle. She was charged with robbery with a firearm. Her bond was set at $50,000.
According to the Hillsbo- rough County Sheriff’s Office, an 86-year-old woman shopped at the Walmart, 11110 Causeway Boulevard. She loaded her gro- ceries into her vehicle around 12:25 p.m., and drove to her home in Brandon.
Police said the victim was unaware that she was being watched by the two suspects. The suspects, who were riding in a 2014-2017 dark gray Toyota Corolla, followed the woman to her home.
The suspects parked in a nearby driveway and waited until she began to unload her groceries. At that point, the pas- senger in the vehicle ap- proached the woman, armed with a silver, semi-automatic handgun. The suspect forcibly took the victim’s purse and they drove away in the vehicle.
The victim called police and deputies located her purse in a trash can at the Git-N-Go, 7802 Rideout Road. The victim was not injured.
Ex-Assisted Living Facility Worker Sentenced
In Tax Fraud Case
Last week, a federal jury found a Tampa man not guilty of threatening a federal judge. However, he was found guilty of two other charges. Jason Jerome Springer was in- dicted by a federal grand jury in April.
During his trial last week, jurors found him guilty of ob- struction of justice and at- tempting to tamper with a witness.
According to court docu- ments, Springer, 39, threat- ened to assault and murder Judge Elizabeth Ko- vachevich. The threat was made in retaliation against the judge presiding over his case.
After learning of the threat, Judge Kovachevich, 80, re- cused herself from his case. He was in jail on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Officials did not reveal why Springer was under investiga- tion. However, the arrest came about after he visited a gun range in Tampa. He was ob- served on video firing 3 guns and expending 12 rounds of ammunition.
Springer was convicted of possession with intent to de- liver or sell marijuana in June 2010, and cannot possess a
JASON JEROME SPRINGER ... Accused of threatening to kill a judge
firearm.
Court documents stated
that on November 11, 2016, Springer posted a video of himself on Facebook. The video was made while he was at the shooting range. After reviewing the post on Facebook, an offi- cer with the FBI Task Force recognized the shooting range as being Shooters World, 116 E. Fletcher Avenue.
The agents determined that Springer and his roommate had visited the shooting range and the video was posted the same day.
Based on the information gathered during the investiga- tion, Springer was arrested on November 22, 2016, and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
A former Assisted Living Facility employee was sen- tenced to two years in prison. He pleaded guilty to aggra- vated identity theft on May 17, 2017.
Willie L. Lee appeared before U. S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew last Thursday. In addition to going to prison, the Court also ordered Lee to pay $32,933 in restitution.
According to court docu- ments, in 2012 and 2013,
Detectives $2,076 Baby
Detectives with the Hills- borough County Sheriff’s Of- fice are trying to identify a suspect involved in the theft of baby formula. The theft took place at Walmart, 2140 Bloomingdale Avenue, last Saturday morning.
According to police, an unidentified suspect entered the store around 8:30 a.m. The suspect walked out of the store with approximately 119 cans of Enfamil baby formula, valued at $2,076. He is also accused of taking an undeter- mined quantity of men’s clothing.
The man left the store in what appeared to be a white GMC work van with writing on the side frame and side doors.
while Lee was employed at an assisted living facility, he conspired with another per- son to defraud the U. S. gov- ernment.
He used his position to obtain personal information from the patients and some deceased individuals, too. The information he provided was used to file fraudulent income tax returns. The funds were deposited into an account that he had opened and maintained.
Need Help In Formula Theft
BABY FORMULA THEFT SUSPECT
Anyone with any informa- tion reference the suspect is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at (813) 247-8200, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873- TIPS, or report anonymously online at www.crimestopper- stb.com.
Tampa Police Arrest Two In Violent Robbery
Tampa Police have arrested two men in connection with the battery and robbery that took place on August 13th. The rob- bery was caught on surveillance video.
According to police, Dustin Lee Lowe, 24, of Tampa was behind the busi- ness at 1919 E. 7th Avenue, shortly before 10:30 p.m., when he was approached by a man, later identified as 23-year-old Javarez Thomas. Thomas reportedly exchanged words with Lowe and then punched him.
Thomas and three other men allegedly beat Lowe un- conscious. After Lowe was un- conscious, the men robbed him and fled. The incident was cap- tured on the business’s surveil- lance camera.
Thomas turned himself in at the Orient Road jail this weekend. The other suspect, identified as Hector Rivera- Reyes, 23, reportedly partici-
HECTOR THOMAS RIVERA-REYES
pated in the robbery, but was not seen in the video. He was arrested on August 21st.
Both men were charged with felony battery and rob- bery. Both have been released from the Hillsborough County Jail after posting a $9,500 bond.
Lowe was seriously injured in the attack and transported to a local hospital, where he was admitted in serious condition, police said.
The case remains under in- vestigation. Police continue to search for the other two sus- pects who participated in the robbery.
JAVAREZ
UNCLE SANDY
In the End, 12, 14, 18, 21 we will remember not 23, 28, 32, 35 the words of our enemies, 4, 11, 19, 20 but the silence of our friends. 41, 48, 51, 54.
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