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Man Wanted For Killing Woman As She Held Baby
Man Accused Of Killing Two Other Men
BENJAMIN WILLIAMS AKA BAMBI
... BEING SOUGHT BY PO- LICE
Police are searching for 38- year-old man in connection with a murder. The shooting took place Sunday in the 100 block of 60th Street, S, in St. Petersburg.
According to police, offi- cers arrived at the scene in reference to a shooting. When they arrived, they dis- covered that Ms. Joana Peca was dead. The 27-year- old woman had apparently been shot while inside her ve- hicle. Her two young children were also inside the vehicle, but they were not injured.
As the investigation pro- gressed, detectives learned that Ms. Peca and Ben- jamin Robert Williams, also known as “Bambi,” and Ms. Peca were involved in a
JOANA PECA
... MOTHER OF TWO KILLED WHILE INSIDE CAR
relationship and had a child together.
Detectives said Ms. Peca was holding her infant child and the other child was in the backseat when Williams allegedly shot her several times in the face. He then fled the scene.
A warrant has been is- sued for Williams for mur- der and police said he is considered armed and dan- gerous.
A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for informa- tion as to his whereabouts and arrest by Crime Stop- pers. Anyone with informa- tion is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS or online at www.crimestop- perstb.com.
PATRICK CREATORS
... Accused of killing two men
A 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged with committing two murders. The crimes took place Sunday in two different areas of town.
According to the St. Peters- burg Police Department, the first report of a shooting was received shortly after 7 p.m. When officers arrived at the location in the 3200 block of 11th Avenue, South, they found a deceased man in a ve- hicle.
GENO HANSANA ... Murder Victim
Twenty-four minutes after receiving the 9-1-1 call, police received a second report of a shooting. This time officers re- sponded to the 2800 block of 20th Avenue, North. At that location, they discovered a stalled car and a deceased man inside.
Detectives said they believe the shootings were related and that the people involved in the deaths knew the two dead men.
AI NOY GRAHAM ... Murder Victim
Police have identified the first victim as 29-year-old Geno Hansana, of St. Pe- tersburg. The second man has been identified as 30-year-old Ai Noy Graham, also a St. Petersburg resident.
During the investigation, detectives gathered informa- tion that led them to 31-year- old Patrick Cretors. He was taken into custody and charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
Jury Convicts Man Of Trafficking In Deadly Drug
Earlier this week, a Tampa man entered a guilty plea in a 2016 murder. He will spend the remainder of his life in prison.
Keith Earl Davis is ac- cused of torturing and killing a hospice nurse William Leslie McGoff in 2016. His first-degree murder trial was set to begin on August 4th.
The State was prepared to seek the death penalty against Davis. By accepting an offer from the State to plead guilty and accept responsibility for his crime, he will receive a sen- tence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The agreement respects the wishes of McGoff’s family by avoiding the painful experi- ence of reliving the murder during a trial as well as the un- certainty of the outcome.
Davis and McGoff, who was 53 at the time, had met be- fore, and Davis admitted to investigators that on Decem- ber 11, 2016, he went to Mc- Goff’s house with plans to rob McGoff. The autopsy results showed that McGoff was re- strained, stabbed, and tortured
A federal jury has found a man guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to dis- tribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl. Willis A. Santi- ago Rivera, of St. Peters- burg, Santiago is facing a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
He was indicted on Sep- tember 12, 2019.
According to evidence pre- sented at trial, Santiago Rivera was intercepted on a court-authorized wiretap co- ordinating payment for 2 kilo- grams of fentanyl that he had previously received on con- signment.
Other intercepted calls cap-
WILLIS SANTIAGO RIVERA
tured Santiago Rivera’s at- tempts to sell additional kilo- grams of fentanyl.
WILLIAM LESLIE McGOFF
for at least an hour before he died.
Davis then took several valuables from McGoff’s home, including his car and fled the state. After a five-day manhunt, investigators tracked Davis down and cap- tured him in a small town near the Louisiana-Texas border.
Davis was charged with premeditated first-degree murder, armed robbery, and grand theft motor vehicle. His guilty plea applies to all the pending charges and guaran-
KEITH EARL DAVIS
tees he will never be free again. State Attorney Andrew Warren said, “Leslie was a wonderful man, who dedicated his life to helping others. That great legacy should not be erased by the terrible way his life ended. We’ve now been able to guarantee justice for him, and no appeals or techni- calities will ever be able to take that away.
“Our entire community can rest easier knowing this killer will be behind bars until the day he dies.”
Man Gets Life Sentence In 2016 Murder
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