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Crime
Police Search For Bank Robbery Suspect
BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT
Guns And Arson
Man Arrested For Accidentally Shooting Friend
Charges Lands
Man In Jail For
Last week, a federal judge sentenced a Seffner man to 25 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to firearms and arson charges on Sep- tember 4, 2019.
Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich sentenced 30-year-old Joshua David Jordan to federal prison for two counts of discharging a firearm during and in rela- tion to attempted carjack- ings and one count of arson. The court also ordered Jor- dan to pay $82,200 in resti- tution to the victims of his crimes.
According to court docu- ments, on the night of Octo- ber 3, 2017, Jordan attempted to commit two armed carjackings in Hills- borough County, firing a
JOSHUA DAVID JORDAN
semi-automatic handgun during each one. In the sec- ond attempted carjacking, Jordan shot the driver, who escaped and survived. Jor- dan then stole and set fire to a landscaping company’s spray truck, resulting in its destruction.
SIR RICHARD EVANS
A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of his friend. Police said the shoot- ing was accidental.
According to the St. Peters- burg Police Department, Sir Richard Evans and his friend, 18-year-old Javien Newton, were at 1819 23rd Street, South around 3 p.m. Evans accidentally shot Newton. The shooting took place on November 25th.
Newton was transported to a local hospital in critical condition with life-threaten- ing injuries. He died on De- cember 1st as a result of his injuries.
At the time of the shooting, Evans was arrested and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charge of manslaughter has been added after Newton died. The investigation is con- tinuing.
25 Years
Victim
Critical;
Police Search
For Four Men
Tampa Police are search- ing for four men involved in an altercation at SoHo’s 533 S. Howard Avenue. The victim was reportedly attacked by four other men.
According to police, after the altercation, the victim was found in the parking lot un- conscious. He suffered upper body trauma.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Tampa Police Department.
UNCLE SANDY
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St. Petersburg Police are currently searching for a bank robbery suspect. The man robbed the BB&T Bank in the 7100 block of 4th Street N. around noon on Friday, December 13th.
The man implied he had a gun and demanded money. He fled the bank with an undisclosed amount of money, police said.
He was described as a Black man, about 6 feet tall with a heavy build. The man had shoulder length dreads. But police do not believe he is the same man who is wanted by law enforcement in con- nection with five bank rob- beries, two carjackings, and an attempted robbery of an armored car. That suspect is still at large.
City Given
$900,000 To Fight
Opioid Crisis
More than $4 Million Will Support Efforts to Combat Drugs and Crime in the Middle Dis- trict of Florida
The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs has announced awards of more than $333 million to help communities affected by the opioid crisis. $4,149,896 will help public safety and public health professionals in the Middle District of Florida combat substance abuse and respond effectively to over- doses.
$900,000 of the funding is earmarked for the City of Tampa Comprehensive Opi- oid Abuse Site-based Pro- gram.
With more than 130 peo- ple dying from opioid-related overdoses every day, the De- partment of Justice has made fighting addiction to opioids — including heroin and fen- tanyl — a national priority.
The Trump Administra- tion is providing critical fund- ing for a wide range of activities — from preventive services and comprehensive treatment to recovery assis-
tance, forensic science serv- ices and research—to help save lives and break the cycle of addiction and crime.
The awards announced support an array of activities designed to reduce the harm inflicted by these dangerous drugs. Grants will help law enforcement officers, emer- gency responders and treat- ment professionals coordinate their response to overdoses. Funds will also provide services for children and youth affected by the cri- sis and will support the na- tionwide network of drug and treatment courts. Other awards will address prescrip- tion drug abuse, expand the capacity of forensic labs and support opioid-related re- search.
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