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Crime
Police Investigating Deadly Shooting At Tampa Hotel
Detectives Investigating Fatal Shooting
Tampa Police are investi- gating a shooting that oc- curred Sunday at the Tampa Hotel, 2307 East Busch Boulevard.
Officers responded to re- ports of shots fired at the hotel at 3:48 p.m., and when they arrived, they found 17- year-old Kelly E. Stacy, Jr., lying on the ground. Officers began performing CPR on Stacy, but Tampa Fire Res- cue medics pronounced him dead shortly after they arrival.
A second person involved in the shooting was injured and transported to a local
KELLY EVANDER STACY, JR.
hospital for treatment. His condition is listed as non-life threatening. The second per-
son was not identified.
Based on preliminary in-
formation, police said the shootings do not appear to be a random act and they are still working to determine the identity of the suspect re- sponsible for the shooting.
Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward of up to $3,000 for information that leads to the identification and arrest of the suspects in- volved in this case. Anyone with information and wants to be eligible for a cash re- ward is asked to al 1-800- 873-8477.
Woman Arrested For Human Trafficking
KATILIA SEYMOUR
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Of- fice detectives have arrested a woman for human trafficking of a minor.
Detectives said their inves- tigation began on October 20, 2016 when a 14-year-old fe- male victim informed them she was having sexual encoun- ters with men for money.
The victim told detectives she ran away from her home on October 2, 2016, and needed a place to stay when she was introduced to Katilia Seymour, 33.
Seymour reportedly rented a motel room for the victim, and in return the vic- tim agreed to engage in prosti- tution. Seymour also took photos of the victim wearing only panties and a tank top, and posted the images on the backpage.com webpage for the purpose of promoting prosti- tution, detectives said.
Detective said men re- sponded to the advertisements and each paid $180 to have sex with the victim. Seymour reportedly would collect more than half of the money for her- self.
Detectives were able to cor- roborate the victim’s allega- tions, and on October 28th, detectives interviewed Sey- mour before she was charged with human trafficking of a child under 18.
The victim is now in the care of the Florida Depart- ment of Children and Fami- lies.
Tampa Police Homicide detectives are trying to iden- tify and arrest the suspects involved in a fatal shooting at an apartment complex Satur- day.
Officers received reports of shots being fired at Tzadiki Oaks Apartments, 1278 East 113th Avenue, at 3:24 p. m.
They arrived at the scene and found Christopher K. Dexter, Jr., 25, suffering from upper body trauma.
Tampa Fire Rescue medics responded and transported Dexter to a local hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
Dexter died Sunday from his injuries, and the case is now being investigated as a homicide.
Detectives said witnesses have come forward to talk with detectives and the shoot-
CHRISTOPHER KEENAN DEXTER, JR.
ing does not appear to be ran- dom.
Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward of up to $3,000 for information that leads to the identification and arrest of the unidentified suspects involved in this case. Anyone with information and wants to be eligible for a cash reward is asked to call 1-800- 873-8477.
Man Out On Bond For Vehicular Homicide Arrested Again
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office detectives have ar- rested a man who was out on bond for vehicular homicide involving the death of a Clearwater School Crossing Guard. He fled from deputies during a traffic stop and was found to be in possession of drugs.
On Friday night, deputies arrested Julius Ramone Johnson, 31.
Deputies initially tried to stop Johnson near 22nd Av- enue, South and 31st Street, South, but the vehicle sped away. Deputies did not pur- sue the vehicle, and deployed stop sticks, deflating one of the vehicle’s tires.
Johnson was seen aban- doning the disabled vehicle and fleeing on foot. After a foot pursuit, he was arrested. Deputies also reported find-
Warrant Issued For Man Suspected In Homicide
JULIUS RAMONE JOHNSON
ing 33 grams of crack cocaine inside Johnson’s vehicle.
Johnson was out on a $360,000 bond for vehicular homicide involving the death of a local school crossing guard on May 20, 2014. He is now facing charges of fleeing and eluding, driving with a suspended license, and traf- ficking in cocaine.
LATOYA SMITH- CARSWELL
.....murder victim
Tampa Police report that a warrant has been issued for a man suspected in the October 20th murder of a woman found suffering from a fatal head injury. The suspect had previously been identified as a person of interest.
On Thursday, October 20th at 2:30 p.m., Latoya Smith- Carswell’s body was found in the roadway at 2110 West Flora Street.
The 30-year-old mother of three was pronounced dead at the scene, and Jovan
JOVAN QUINTON HUGGINS .....warrant issued for his ar-
rest on a charge of murder
Quinton Huggins, 23, was identified as a person of in- terest. A warrant has now been issued charging him with Carswell’s murder.
Witnesses told investiga- tors Ms. Carswell had been last seen with Huggins shortly before she was found in the roadway.
Ms. Carswell’s family said they don’t want to com- ment on the investigation at this time, and they will just allow law enforcement to do their job.
UNCLE SANDY
Yesterday 4, 8, 10, 14 is not ours to recover, 20, 28, 36, 38 but tomorrow is ours 3, 13, 32, 40 to win or lose. 41, 45, 50, 55.
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