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Crime
16-Year-Old Jailed For Murder Of 13-Year-Old
Police Search For Sexual Battery Suspect
SEXUAL BATTERY SUSPECT
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man who attempted to sex- ually batter a woman. The in- cident took place on November 27, around 9 a.m. The unidentified woman told police she was walking in the area of Celestial Oaks Drive and Central Ave North when she was approached by the suspect.
He asked the victim for money and cigarettes. The victim did not give him any- thing and continued walking. The suspect approached the victim again near the inter- section of Central Avenue North and 138th Avenue East.
This time, the suspect pushed her to the ground and attempted to sexually batter
SEXUAL BATTERY SUSPECT
her. He told the victim he had a knife.
The man is described as a Black man between the ages of 20 and 30 years, approxi- mately 6 feet tall and weigh- ing between 170 and 180 pounds.
Hillsborough County
Sheriff Chad Chronister
said, “During the attack, the suspect state he had a knife, leaving the victim in fear for her life.
“His behavior was clearly escalating during this entire encounter. We need people to take a close look at these pho- tos and videos. If they know this man, call the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office.
Anyone with information is asked to call HCSO at (813) 247-8200.
Detectives have arrested a 16-year-old in connection with the murder of a 13-year- old East Tampa student. The victim was shot on November 23rd and died on November 25th. The shooting took place at the intersection of N. 22nd Street and E. 26th Avenue.
According to the Tampa Police Department, on the day of the shooting, officers responded to the area in ref- erence to several calls about shots being fired. When they arrived, they discovered that TyQuahn Rashard John- son was suffering from gun- shot wounds. He was transported to a local hospi- tal, where he died on Thanks- giving Day.
After the shooting, detec- tives gathered evidence and with the help of videos, wit- nesses, and tips from the pub- lic, were led to JaMarion Strange as the suspect. Strange was already in cus-
TY QUAHN RASHARD JOHNSON
tody and being held on three felony charges, two aggra- vated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of shooting at/within/or into a building Police said the charges stemmed from an incident that took place on November 8th. Strange is ac- cused of opening fire on Johnson’s home while fam-
JAMARION STRANGE ... Charged with murder
ily members were inside. Police said the shooting was the result of an ongoing dispute between the
teenagers.
Strange was arrested
Saturday and charged with first-degree murder and being a minor in possession of a firearm. He was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail.
Man Who Conspired To Sell Drugs While Awaiting Trial Sentenced
Last week, a federal judge sentenced a 37-year-old man to serve time in federal prison on drug charges. The Court ordered that the sen- tence be served after the man completes his 15-year sen- tence in a State of Florida prison, which he is currently serving. He is charged with conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.
U. S. District Judge Vir- ginia M. Hernandez Cov- ington sentenced Nathaniel Quiles, of Kissimmee, to 9 years and 4 months in federal prison. Quiles pleaded guilty to the federal charges on June 17, 2021.
According to court docu- ments, in 2017, deputies from the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office found Quiles
NATHANIEL QUILES
in possession of 14 or more grams of heroin. The State of Florida charged Quiles with trafficking in heroin and the State Court placed him on house arrest pending trial. In 2018, a State Court jury con- victed Quiles of the State trafficking offense and that
Court sentenced him to prison.
The FBI was also aware Quiles was a heroin dealer in the Orlando area, and aware that he was responsi- ble for distributing large quantities of heroin.
While Quiles’ case was pending trial in State court, the FBI learned that he was owed payment for a previous delivery of 500 grams of heroin. Investigators used a confidential source to pay Quiles for the outstanding drug debt and to purchase an additional 100 grams of heroin.
Quiles, who remained in his home during these trans- actions, used co-conspirators in the Orlando area and in Tampa to distribute the heroin and collect payments.
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