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Personal Trainer Wanted For Attack On Ex-Girlfriend
Rashidi Abdu Gibson... Warrant issued for his arrest Police said Gibson may be driving the above vehicle.
3rd Annual Teen Business Competition Planned
Police have issued a warrant for a man in connection with an attack on his former girlfriend. The attack took place Monday.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Ms. Maria Gomez, 24, arrived at her place of employment, the Cash America Pawn, 1512 E. Fletcher Avenue, around 10 a.m.
After she exited her vehicle, Ms. Gomez was punched and kicked several times, resulting in her suffering a broken right orbital bone, and a broken nose. Ms. Gomez was also diagnosed with having “a front brain bleed.” She remained hospitalized at press time, a spokesperson for the Hills- borough County Sheriff’s Office said.
She identified her attacker as Rashidi Abdu Gibson, 40, of Tampa. Ms. Gomez also told po- lice that she has a restraining order for domestic violence against Gib- son, who is the father of her child.
Police said Gibson ambushed Ms. Gomez while she was near her vehicle, intentionally causing her great bodily harm.
According to the Hillsbo-rough County Sheriff’s Office website,
Gibson has been arrested several times. Earlier this year, on April 27th, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged him with aggravated bat- tery on a pregnant woman. He was released two days later after post- ing a $20,000 bond.
Gibson was arrested again by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office on September 21st and charged with violating a domestic violence injunction and battery, domestic violence.
He was held without bond. However, on September 25th, he was released from jail. Gibson is described as being 5’7” tall and weighing 170 pounds.
According to his Facebook page, Gibson is listed as the owner and founder of The Spot, 4225 N. Hubert Avenue. He also list his occupation as being a per- sonal trainer.
Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of Gibson is asked to contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at (813) 247-8200; or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-8477.
Police said the investigation into the incident is continuing.
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Three years ago, Ralph Smith founder and CEO of Computer Mentors, hosted the first Teen Business Competition. The event was such a success that Smith has continued as an annual event, which is spon- sored by Connectwise.
This year, the Competition will be held the weekend of Feb- ruary 19-21, 2016. It will take place at the Ybor City Campus of Hillsborough Community Col- lege. Smith said, “The Teen Competition offers teenagers an opportunity to explore entrepre- neurship in an atmosphere filled with learning, exploring, excite- ment, fun, and yes, hard work.
“We will select 20 teenagers who will be placed into four teams of five for the competi- tion. The challenges will begin on Friday and conclude on Sun- day afternoon.”
The competition will be judged by a panel of “Angel In- vestors,” and the winners will re- ceive cash prizes in the form of gift cards. However, Smith said, “No teenager will go home empty-handed. Each participant
RALPH SMITH Founder, CEO of Computer Mentors, Inc.
will at least take home an iPad Mini for competing.”
The competition allows high school youngsters between the ages of 14 and 18 a chance to cre- ate businesses, and acquire the skills needed to be successful. The competition focuses on three areas of core competen- cies: collaboration, creative thinking, and communication.
The competition is broken down in five stages: (1) The Big Idea, creative problem-solving; (2) Treasure Map, Concept
Modeling; (3) Show Me The Money, Marketing and Creat- ing Value; (4) MVP, Getting Feedback and learning from mistakes; and (5) The Pitch, organizing ideas and communi- cating clearly.
To participate in the competi- tion, the teens must live in Hills- borough County, meet the age requirement; and be enrolled in high school.
“The competition also plants the seed in their minds that they can be successful, whether they choose traditional employment or entrepreneurship. We en- courage all of the teens inter- ested to participate,” Smith said.
In addition to the contest- ants, the competition is also in need of 30 volunteers to assist with the program.
These experts will kick off each challenge motivating the competitors. The challenge also needs 20 coaches. Each coach will be assigned to a team for one of the five challenges.
Anyone interested in volun- teering can contact Computer Mentors at (813) 236-1191; or register on the website at www.computermentors.org.
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