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Police are investigating the death of an inmate. Police said the death does not ap- pear to be suspicious.
According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, 71- year-old Sir Walter Boykin, III, was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on May 26, 2021, on two Clearwater Police Depart- ment warrants for failure to appear for felony petit theft.
Boykin plead guilty to the charges and was sen- tenced. He was slated to be released on October 11, 2021.
Detectives were advised Boykin told jail medical staff he was feeling weak on September 4, 2021, and he was evaluated by a nurse.
$9,500 Reward Offered
Inmate Diagnosed With COVID Dies At Hospital
3 Women Charged With Grand Theft
Medical carcerated.
Of 4-Year-Old
Accident
staff ad- ministered a COVID- 19 test and it showed positive.
Boykin
The Pinellas County Sher- iff’s Office made COVID-19 vaccinations available to all inmates on April 13, 2021 and continues to administer them on a voluntary basis. Inmates have the opportunity to request vaccination by asking any staff member at any time. Boykin was not vaccinated prior to incarcera- tion, did not show symptoms when he was booked, and did not request vaccination while in jail.
The Medical Examiner’s Office will work to determine the cause and manner of death. The investigation is continuing.
was trans-
ported to a
local hospi-
tal, where
he was admitted to the ICU and he remained hospitalized until he died on Friday, Sep- tember 10, 2021.
During the course of the investigation, detectives found no evidence to believe Boykin had been in any physical altercations or suf- fered any injuries while in-
SIR WALTER BOYKIN, III
CIARA BRYANT
CLEMETRA LAMAR
KRASHANTA BARNES
Barnes, 32, are part of a group of people who stole $15,000 worth of products from the store at the Country- side Mall.
Police also believe the group is responsible for a $30,000 theft from other lo- cations in the Tampa Bay Area.
The investigation is con- tinuing.
Seven-Time Convicted
Tampa Man
Three Clearwater women were arrested and charged with grand theft.
They are accused of help- ing to steal thousands of dol- lars in merchandise from local Bath & Body Works lo- cations.
According to police, St. Petersburg residents Ciara Bryant, 35; Clemetra Lamar, 25; and Krashanta
For Suspects In Murder
Dies In Traffic
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Around 9 p.m., on the night of Sunday, August 22nd, shots were fired from one vehicle into another. One of those shots claimed the life of a 4- year-old who was sitting in her car seat.
Since that time, Tampa Po- lice have been attempting to gather information that would lead them to a viable suspect. No one has been taken into custody in connection with the murder of 4-year-old Suni Bell.
Mayor Jane Castor, In- terim Police Chief Ruben Delgado, and detectives working the case have asked the community to come for- ward with information. Days after the murder, officers dis- tributed flyers in the surround- ing neighborhoods of where the murder took place.
Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay are offering a reward of up to $9,500 for information leading to the arrests and conviction of the person responsible for the murder.
The deadly shooting took place as the vehicle the child was riding in was traveling westbound in the 4300 block
A 24-year-old Tampa man died in a traffic accident early Monday morning. The acci- dent took place at the inter- section of U. S. 301 and Jackson Road.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of the 2010 Honda Fit was trav- eling northbound on Jackson Road, approaching U. S. High- way 301. The driver failed to stop or to remain stopped at the intersection and drove into the path of a 2020 Ford F250 truck, driven by a 31- year-old resident of Thonoto- sassa.
The vehicle was struck on the left side by the truck. The 24-year-old driver died at the scene as a result of his in- juries.
The driver of the Ford truck was not injured in the accident. The investigation is continuing.
Felon Gets Life In
SUNNI BELL
of E. Hillsborough Avenue. A video shows a dark colored sedan driving in the center lane.
The vehicle overtook the vehicle the child was riding in and numerous shots were fired before the vehicle fled the scene. Police believe there were several people in the vehicle at the time of the shooting.
The child’s mother and an adult man were also in the car. After it crashed into the pole, the man jumped out of the ve- hicle and flagged down a pass- ing police cruiser for help.
Suni was transported to a local hospital, where she died as a result of her injuries.
Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay and can provide anonymously by calling 1-800- 873-TIPS or online at www.crimestoppersoftam- pabay.com.
A Brandon man was sen- tenced to life in prison in con- nection with drug charges related to a death. He was found guilty by a federal jury on June 7, 2021.
U. S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew handed down the lengthy sentence to Christopher A. Defilippis, 43, for distributing fentanyl resulting in death and pos- sessing with the intent to dis- tribute fentanyl.
According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, between March and April 2020, Defilippis dis- tributed heroin and fentanyl in Hillsborough County.
On April 17, 2020, Defil- ippis distributed fentanyl, which caused a fatal overdose.
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies began surveillance on Defil- ippis and, on April 18, 2020, the day after the fatal over- dose, observed him distribut- ing narcotics throughout Hillsborough County. Law en-
CHRISTOPHER DEFILIPPIS
forcement officers arrested Defilippis and found him to be in possession of fentanyl, cocaine, and packaging con- sistent with distribution.
The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office conducted an autopsy and de- termined that the use of the fentanyl had caused the vic- tim’s death. Lab analysis also determined that the fentanyl mixtures obtained near the victim were all very similar to the narcotics seized from De- filippis.
Drug-Related Death
UNCLE SANDY
Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, 6, 18, 31, 43, 59, rather than as you think it should be, 2, 26, 39, 44, 61.
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