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Crime
Armed, Accused Carjacker Killed In Shooting
Man Arrested For
A Tampa man died Tues- day after being shot in a park- ing lot. The shooting took place in the parking lot of the Publix, 4854 Sun City Blvd., in the Sun City Center.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, shortly after 9 a.m., deputies responded to the location. When the deputies arrived, they discovered that the man was suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to South Bay Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The man has been identi- fied as 32-year-old Eric I. Jackson.
During their investigation, detectives said 9-1-1 calls were received about a Black man, armed with a handgun.
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gain entry into several busi- nesses. However, employees locked the doors.
During this time, an em- ployee at a nearby business told the manager about the man’s behavior. The manager reportedly went outside to check his own vehicle.
At some point, the man- ager and Jackson became in contact and Jackson al- legedly confronted the man. During the confrontation, the manager fired his own firearm, striking Jackson in the upper body.
The manager fired his own legally-owned firearm in self- defense. No charges are ex- pected to be filed, police said.
The investigation is active and continuing.
Destructive Devices
ERIC I. JACKSON
The man had allegedly at- tempted to carjack at least four drivers, but was unsuc- cessful.
He is also said to have been seen attempting to enter several parked cars as well as
A 60-year-old man was arrested and charged with possession of unregistered explosive devices. If con- victed, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison.
Mark Edward Allen,
of St. Petersburg, made his initial appearance in federal court on June 4, 2019, and was not given a bond.
According to the criminal complaint, on or about May 29, 2019, Allen is alleged to have placed an improvised explosive device at the Veter- ans Affairs Hospital in Bay Pines, Florida.
Law enforcement person- nel from the FBI, the Tampa Police Department, and other law enforcement agen- cies responded to the VA Hospital, and a bomb squad determined that the device contained a 9-volt battery, electrical wires, an impro- vised initiator, an unknown powder, and a clothespin switch. Bomb technicians ul- timately rendered the device safe.
MARK EDWARD ALLEN
Approximately two days later, an individual called law enforcement and re- ported that Allen had been making other devices in his home.
The individual had one of the devices, which was simi- lar to the device found at the VA Hospital and contained electrical wires, an unknown black powder, and light-bulb initiator. Bomb technicians rendered the device safe. The FBI determined that Allen was responsible for both de- vices.
Possession Of
California Man Released After Serving 23 Years Of Life Sentence For Joyriding
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California man was freed from prison after serving 23 years of his life sentence on a joyriding conviction, includ- ing eight years in solitary confinement for possessing a book written by the co- founder of a notorious prison gang.
His attorneys say it’s un- conscionable that he was set to die in prison for nonvio- lent crimes.
Kenneth Oliver, now 52, was given the life sen-
KENNETH OLIVER
tence at 29 under California’s strict “three strikes” sentenc- ing law for repeat felons.
Voters eased the law in 2012 to allow life sentences only when the third strike is for a serious or violent felony.
But Oliver was ineligible for a new sentence because he was found with purported gang materials including a book called “Blood In My Eye,” completed by Black Guerilla Family co-founder George Jackson days be- fore he died during a bloody attempt to escape from San Quentin State Prison in 1971.
UNCLE SANDY
Never let your past decisions 7, 12, 24, 36, 55 de- termine your future outcome 4, 17, 31, 49, 62.
14-Year-Old Victim Helps Police Bust Human Trafficking Operation
The San Jose Police De- partment is lauding a “coura- geous” 14-year-old girl for helping break up a human trafficking operation that she herself was trapped in.
According to the Mercury News, the teen texted the Cri- sis Text Line on Sunday, re- porting that she was being held against her will and being forced into prostitution.
Officers raced to the girl’s location at a Motel 6 and ar- rested three suspects: 39- year-old Christopher Lyon Johnson, of Sacramento, California; 43-year-old An-
A text from a 14-year-old girl busted an alleged sex trafficking.
toine Williams, of Merril- lville, Indiana; and 59-year- old Curtis Lee Russell, of Natomas, California.
The teen, according to Sgt. Enrique Garcia, was not only able to save herself,
but officers were also able to rescue two women from Cali- fornia, both in their early 20s.
It turns out that the teen had been reported as a miss- ing runaway from Flint, Michigan, on Sept. 1, 2018. She reportedly went to Chicago, but was kidnapped shortly after and taken to Gary, Indiana. Garcia said, ultimately, she was taken to various cities in California where she was forced into prostitution.
All three suspects are being held without bail on multiple, serious charges.
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