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Crime
Arson Charge Nets Woman 9 Years
Police
Member Of Gang Sentenced To Prison
RASHICA FORD
HERBERT PINCKNEY
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left one person injured. The shooting took place shortly before midnight on September 20th.
According to police, deputies responded to a home at 4502 Devonshire Road. When deputies arrived, they discovered a victim with a sin- gle gunshot to the body. The victim was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital with non- life threatening injuries.
The victim has not been identified and no additional information was available at press time.
Man Charged With Two Counts Of Sexual Battery
ANDRAE ORIAN PRINCE
The Pinellas County Sher- iff’s Office has arrested a 33- year-old man and charged him with 2 counts of sexual battery. One of the victims was 11-years-old and the other was 18-years old.
According to police, An- drae Orian Prince was charged with attacking b0th victims. When questioned by police, he admitted to having inappropriate sexual activity with the 18-year-old, but de- nied having sexual relations with the younger child.
The investigation was launched on September 20th after the 11-year-old reported the incident to adults at her school. She told police it began during the calendar year of 2018. She said the most recent incident took place on September 9th.
The teenager reported Prince forced her to have sex with him on September 19th. Investigators were able to cor- roborate the accounts of both victims.
Prince was arrested and charged with 1 count of capi- tal sexual battery and 1 count of sexual battery. He was transported to the Pinellas County jail.
A U. S. District judge sen- tenced a Tampa man to prison for his role in a credit card scam. He pleaded guilty on June 12, 2018.
Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington sentenced Aeon L. Gra- ham, 23, to six years and nine months in federal prison for conspiracy to com- mit credit card fraud and ag- gravated identity theft.
According to court docu- ments and statements made in open court, between at least 2015 and 2017, Gra- ham and others affiliated with “Manche Boy Mafia” or “MBM” organization con- spired to commit credit card fraud and identity theft in the Tampa Bay area.
They reportedly bought stolen credit and debit card account numbers online from various websites. They then purchased or stole re- loadable gift cards and used machines to emboss the stolen account numbers and their own names on to the front of these altered gift cards.
The group used these
AEON L. GRAHAM
counterfeit credit cards at various retailers around the Tampa Bay area to purchase gift cards and electronics, which they either kept or sold for cash.
Investigators determined that these individuals had engaged in hundreds of suc- cessful transactions with counterfeit credit cards, and had possessed and used thousands of stolen account numbers from individuals across the United States.
Graham was held re- sponsible for more than $600,000 in intended or at- tempted purchases with counterfeit credit cards and stolen account information.
A 39-year-old woman was sentenced to prison last week. She was found guilty of con- spiracy to commit arson by a federal jury on June 8, 2018.
Ms. Rashica Shaguana Ford, of Sarasota, was sen- tenced to 9 years and 2 months in federal prison. Her co-con- spirators, Jodarin Marquis Whitfield and Herbert Adelphus Pinckney pleaded guilty for their roles in the crime earlier.
According to testimony pre- sented at trial, during the early morning hours of March 11, 2015, Whitfield and Pinck- ney set fire to an individual’s home and attempted to throw a Molotov cocktail through the
victim’s bedroom window.
In addition to the home- owner, another adult and six children were inside the home at the time. The Molotov cock- tail did not break the window and only damaged the outside of the home. Everyone inside
escaped without injury. Detectives said Ms. Ford
devised the plan in retaliation for an altercation between her and the homeowner.
Whitfield was Ms. Ford’s boyfriend at the time and Pinckney is her brother.
Whitfield was sentenced to 8 years and 3 months in prison. Pinckney was given a sentence of 2 years and 6 months.
In Prison
JODARIN WHITFIELD
Night Shooting
Investigate Late
Two Men Sought For Sexual Battery
Police Search For Man Using Stolen Credit Card
SUSPECT #1
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two men in connection with a sexual battery. The incident took place on September 15th.
According to police, the men are described as two Black men. The first suspect is described as being in his late 20s. He is approximately 5’6” with a large build, long black dreadlocks, a goatee and mus- cular. He also possibly has a scar or tattoo under his right eye and possibly has gold teeth.
The second man is in his early to mid 20s, approxi- mately 5’10” tall with a then build and a goatee.
SUSPECT #2
The vehicle is an unknown make and model. It has 4 doors is possibly gray in color and possibly has leather inte- rior and tinted windows. The attack took place at 10007 Princess Palm Avenue, police said.
No additional information was available.
Anyone who recognizes these suspects is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at (813) 247- 8200. To be eligible for a cash reward, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477), report anonymously online at www.crimestopperstb.com.
WALMART SUSPECT
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to locate a Hispanic male, ap- proximately 6’ and 190 lbs. He is wanted for using a stolen credit card at the Wal- mart, 1208 E. Brandon Blvd.
The incident took place, Friday, September 14th, when a victim went to an ATM in-
side the Walmart to check the balance on his debit card. He accidentally left his card in the machine after walking away. Shortly after, the suspect found the card in the machine and used it to purchase a TV stand worth
$309.23.
While the victim was still
inside the Walmart, he called his bank to try to cancel his lost card, but it was too late. The suspect had al- ready made his purchase and fled the scene.
Anyone who recognizes the suspect is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at (813) 247- 8200, or Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay, at 1-800-873- TIPS (8477). Callers can re- port anonymously online at www.crimestopperstb.com.
UNCLE SANDY
Be on good terms 1, 16, 34 with your fellow man, as much as possible. We never know 15, 18, from where our blessings are going to come. 13, 25, 43.
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