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Crime
Driver Faces 11 Charges In Death, Injury Of Students
Four Sought In Theft Of $1,500 Sunglasses
Police are currently searching for four peo- ple in connection with the theft of sunglasses. The first theft occurred on April 19th.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, a Black
man entered the Sun- glass Hut located within Brandon Town Center Mall. He went to the Versace display, selected 2 pairs of sunglasses, placed them in his shirt and left the store without paying for them.
The cost of the two pairs of sunglasses is $635.00
Police said on April 23rd, three people entered the same store and went in differ- ent directions. One man stood at the Versace display,
FEMALE SUSPECT
JOHN CAMFIELD ... Facing 11 Charges
An off duty Polk County deputy arrested a man after he struck five children and a pregnant woman in separate accidents last week. He is now facing 11 charges.
John Camfield faces 1 count of DUI manslaughter; 1 count of vehicular homi- cide; 1 count of leaving the scene of a crash involving se- rious bodily injury; 1 count of leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily in- jury; 1 count of leaving the scene of a crash involving death; is facing 4 counts of DUI and property damage; 1 count of DUI; 1 count of DUI with serious bodily injury; and 1 count of reckless driv- ing with serious bodily in- jury.
He appeared in court on Friday and his bond was set at $600,000.
JAHIEM ROBERTSON ... Died as a result of his injuries
JUAN MENA
... Suffered serious injuries
took 3 pairs of sunglasses and put them into a large Disney bag. He then left the store, followed by two women. The value of those three pairs of sunglasses was $973, police said.
Anyone with information about the thefts are asked to contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at (813) 247-8200.
Inmate Charged With Bringing Contraband To Jail
This is a photograph of Camfield’s car after he struck four children and a pregnant woman last Thursday.
Pinellas County detectives have charged an inmate with the introduction of contra- band into a detention facility after 3 inmates became ill.
According to police, 29- year-old Robert Gilner, Jason Koketek, 30, and Jason Sandy, 31, were being housed in the jail. On April 27th, all three began showing signs of overdose.
Officials provided medical aid to the inmates until para- medics arrived and trans- ported them to local hospitals.
During their investigation, detectives reportedly learned that Gilner was found in pos- session of a white powdery substance. Gilner allegedly admitted to deputies that the substance was his and he had
SUSPECT #1
Jahiem Robertson, 13, died after he was removed from life support. Juan Mena was hospitalized with
serious injuries.
The other students in-
jured were Jahiem’s sister, Jasmine Robertson; Jonte Robinson, and Rylan Pryce.
Ms. Olivia Oliver was the pregnant woman who was struck in the second ac- cident.
According to police, all five of the children were stu- dents at Dundee Ridge Mid- dle School, and between the ages of 12 and 15. They were struck after they exited the school bus Thursday after- noon.
The off duty deputy was speaking to his daughter, who attends the school and rides the bus, when she screamed. After learning about the accident, the deputy rushed to the scene.
After Camfield struck the children, he fled the scene and struck another ve- hicle with a pregnant driver. The deputy arrested Cam- field at the scene of the sec- ond accident.
The students were all transported to local hospi- tals. The investigation is con- tinuing.
ROBERT GILNER
shared it with the other in- mates.
Detectives believe he brought the contraband into the jail when he was arrested on April 25th, for DUI and driving while his license were suspended or revoked.
All three inmates are ex- pected to make a full recovery, police said.
Students Charged With Making Bomb Threat
Two 13-year-old boys were arrested and charged with the false report of a bomb, arson, and weapon of mass destruc- tion on public property.
According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, SRO Cottrell, the school resource officer at John Long Middle School, was made aware of “a group of students” who were said to be planning a school shooting on the last day of school.
The first suspect was re- portedly in an area known as The Commons, when he ap-
proached several students and attempted to recruit them to participate in a hoax. The hoax was to make students be- lieve they were planning a shooting on the last day of school. One of the students who was approached, re- ported it to school authorities.
A second student agreed to participate in the hoax. No other students have been linked to the incident, but the investigation is continuing.
Police did not release the names of the students because of their ages.
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