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Crime
Woman Charged In Death Of Deputy Man Injured By Gunfire In Ybor City Shooting
DEPUTY BLANE LANE
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has charged 46-year- old Cheryl Lynn Williams, with 13 felonies in the death of Deputy Sheriff Blane Lane, 21, who died in the line of duty on October 4, 2022.
She has been charged with second-degree murder of a law enforcement officer; 3 counts aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer; 3 counts possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; 3 counts resisting arrest; 2 counts possession of ammu- nition by a convicted felon; and possession of metham- phetamine.
She will be booked into the Polk County Jail upon her release from the hospital, where she remains in stable condition.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said, “When
CHERYL DONALD WILLIAMS MATHIS
deputies arrived at this resi- dence following up on a Crime Stoppers tip that Cheryl Williams was there with an active warrant, they gave her every opportunity to turn herself in. She made the choice to hide, and then to jump out while pointing a gun at them.
“Everyone in that house is a convicted felon with a crim- inal history, but all they had to do was cooperate, and this tragedy would never have oc- curred. Cheryl Williams would have been taken into custody peacefully, and would solely be facing her original failure to appear charge. Now, she is responsi- ble for the death of Deputy Lane, a young man who had his entire life ahead of him, eager to serve the people of Polk County while making a positive difference as a law
JOSEPH ALBRITTON, JR.
enforcement officer.”
After a search of the resi-
dence Williams shares with two others, deputies found the firearms openly displayed on a gun rack attached to the wall in the hallway. The weapons were a Marlin model 99M1 .22 caliber rifle with scope; one live round in the chamber and seven rounds in the magazine tube; a Connecticut Valley Arms, Inc. single-shot 12-gauge shotgun; and a bolt-action 410 gauge shotgun; one live round in the chamber.
Deputies also arrested Donald Mathis, 72, and Joseph Larry Albritton, Jr., 55, for 3 counts posses- sion of a firearm by a con- victed felon, 5 counts possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, and Albritton was also charged with violation of probation.
16th Street and 8th Ave.
An unidentified man was shot in the arm early Sunday morning while in Ybor City. The unidentified suspect fled the scene.
According to the Tampa Police Department, after the shooting was reported, an of- ficer arrived and applied a tourniquet to the
victim’s upper right arm. He was then transported to Tampa General Hospital, with non-life threatening in- juries. The suspect fled northbound on 16th Street after the shooting and is cur- rently at large.
The investigation is con- tinuing.
Teenager Arrested
For Possession Of
Electronic Weapon
The Tampa Police Depart- ment arrested a 14-year-old Monday after she brought a stun gun on school property. The stun gun was designed to look like a lipstick container.
According to the Tampa Police Department, an obser- vant parent noticed 14-year- old Sharamini Brewer at a school bus stop activating an electronic stun weapon, designed to look like a lipstick case. It was not used on, or aimed at, any other individu- als.
The parent contacted the school, who in turn notified the assigned School Resource Officer. School officials met the bus as it arrived at the school and escorted the stu- dent to the administrative of- fices.
The teenager’s backpack was searched by school staff, who located the electronic de- vice. The School Resource Of- ficer secured the weapon. Brewer, an 8th grade stu- dent, was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon on school property, a felony.
She was transported to the Juvenile Assessment Center
Stun Gun found in stu- dent’s bookbag at Stewart Middle School Monday.
(JAC).
Chief Mary O’Connor
said, “While we often say it, this is a prime example of See Something, Say Something’ at work.”
“In this case, a member of our community did not hesi- tate to say something when they had a concern for the safety of others. As officers can’t be everywhere at all times, we rely on our commu- nity to be our additional eyes and ears in reporting any type of suspicious activity so we can address it quickly.”
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