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Crime
Teen Driver Gets House Arrest In Death Of Girlfriend
Deputy Ends His
On Monday, a Hillsbor- ough County judge sentenced a teenager in connection with a traffic accident involving a death. The accident took place more than two years
agoJ. udge Samantha Ward sentenced Dylan Pu- laski, who suffered perma- nent injury in the accident, to two years house arrest, fol- lowed by four years of proba- tion.
Pulaski, who was also 17 at the time of the accident, was driving the 2007 Chevro- let Suburan vehicle on Cooper Road at the intersection of Knights Griffin Road, in Plant City, at a high rate of speed. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree.
Life After Killing 3 Family Members
Police Officer
DYLAN PULASKI ... Given house arrest
Pulaski’s, girlfriend, Ms. Cordasha Hutchison, 17, was in the front passenger seat of the truck. Ms. Hutchison died at the scene.
Pulaski was flown to a local hospital, where he was
CORDASHA HUTCHINSON ... Killed in traffic accident
admitted with life-threaten- ing injuries.
Pulaski was arrested more than a year after the ac- cident, in October 2017, and charged with one count of ve- hicular homicide.
Man Charged With Trafficking In MDMA
What began as a death in- vestigation Wednesday for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office turned into the investigation of triple murder and suicide of a deputy who was their co- worker. He reportedly killed his wife, daughter, and granddaughter.
The murders of his wife, Mrs. Theresa Strawn, 54, daughter, Ms. Courtney Strawn, 32, and 6-year-old granddaughter, Londyn Strawn took place at two different locations.
Deputy Terry Strawn,
58, used his service revolver to end the lives of his family members. He then went to an area near Plant City High School, where three of his co- workers attempted to talk him out of killing himself.
He is said to have given directions over the radio as to locations where the three bodies could be found.
Hillsborough County
Sheriff Chad Chronister
said, “He indicated he was losing everything. I’m sad- dened. But, I’m also disheart- ened that a Sheriff’s Deputy would ever cause harm to an- other individual.”
Deputy Strawn, 58, was hired by the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office as a Detention Deputy in 1991. He became a patrol of- ficer in 1995. After 22 years of service, he retired October
Deputy Terry Strawn, right, admitted to killing his wife, daughter, and granddaughter before taking his own life.
18, 2017.
However, he was rehired
July 13, 2018 as a temporary officer and was about to be- come permanent at the time of his death.
His granddaughter, Lon- dyn, attended Valrico Ele- mentary School. The Hillsborough County School District issued the following statement: “The staff and families at Valrico Elemen- tary are devastated by this unthinkable tragedy. Lon- dyn was a first grade student at the school.
“She loved to learn and was excited about reading and math. She had a kind spirit and always helped classmates.”
Members of the District’s Crisis Team were on campus Thursday to work with staff members, and for any stu- dents who wanted to talk about the tragedy.
Jailed For Having
Sex With Minor
A St. Petersburg Police of- ficer surrendered Wednes- day. He was released after posting a $7,500 bond.
According to police, a warrant had been issued for the arrest of Officer Iraj Karkevandian. He was charged with having unlawful sexual activity with a minor.
The incident is being in- vestigated by the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office.
The St. Petersburg Police Department stated in a media alert that when the depart- ment learned Officer Karkevandian had been questioned in the case, he was removed from patrol duties. He had been on administra- tive duty since December 6th, for not disclosing to his su- pervisor, as required by the department’s General Orders.
On Tuesday, the St. Pe- tersburg Police was notified that the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office had filed charges and an arrest warrant was pending. At that
OFFICER IRAJ KARKEVANDIAN
time, police said, Officer Karkevandian was es- corted home and his depart- ment issued equipment was taken. He was placed on ad- ministrative leave with pay.
After he was booked into the Hillsborough County jail, Officer Karkevandian was suspended without pay pend- ing the outcome of the crimi- nal case, police said.
No information pertaining to the case was available at press time.
DALTON HARNEY
A 19-year-old Sarasota man has been arrested and charged with trafficking in drugs. He is alleged to have sold the drugs to undercover Sarasota Police detectives.
According to police, Dal- ton Harney sold MDMA, a synthetic drug that alters mood and perception. It is also known as Molly or Ecstasy.
Police said Harney deliv- ered and sold 14.2 grams with packaging of MDMA to an un- dercover detective on Septem- ber 20, 2018 in exchange for $1,000. On October 17, he re- portedly delivered and sold 9.3 grams with packaging to police for $650. The final sale took place November 20th, when Harney allegedly delivered and sold 27.5 grams with packaging of MDMA in ex- change for $1,900.
Police said the drugs had a street value of $3,800.
Harney was charged with 2 counts of trafficking in MDMA and sale of a con- trolled substance.
UNCLE SANDY
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