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Man Pleads Guilty To Gun And Theft Charges
A 25-year-old Tampa man pleaded guilty to federal charges last week. He is facing a maximum of 10 years in prison on each count of the charges.
According to court docu- ments, Jarvos Leonard White entered a guilty plea to the charges of possessing a firearm and ammunition after a felony conviction and the theft of government property.
Court documents showed that on December 15, 2014, a witness allegedly observed White drop a handgun on the floor at the Citrus Park Town Center Mall. Shortly
JARVOS LEONARD WHITE ... Enters guilty plea
after, White was arrested as he attempted to leave the
mall.
Police discovered the
handgun, with a round in the chamber, in his back pocket. Ten days later, on Christmas morning, several cars were broken into in the Boyette Springs subdivision in Riverview.
One of those vehicles was assigned to an FBI agent. Among the items stolen were three firearms, ammunition, and body armor. Police found a blood stain inside the vehi- cle and a DNA test matched the blood stain to White.
No sentencing date has been set for White.
Wanted Felon Arrested
Pinellas County Police pa- trol officers were asked to as- sist representatives from a local bail bond business who were looking to find and revoke the bond of Michael A. Towns, 25, who also had sev- eral warrants for his arrest.
Representatives from the bail bond business advised of- ficers they had been tracking Towns and believed he was inside a residence at 5721 82nd Avenue, North, and that they intended to breach the home if needed to arrest him. Towns had previously fled from offi- cers.
During the attempt by the bail bonds representatives to make contact with Towns, he exited out of the back door and fled on foot.
Towns was later tracked to the area of 82nd Terrace and
MICHAEL TOWNS
57th Street. When an officer identified himself and ordered Towns to stop and surrender, he reportedly failed to comply and the officer released his K-9 dog. the scene.
Towns was charged with resisting arrest without vio- lence and taken into custody on his three outstanding warrants.
Crime
Man Shot While Sweeping Sidewalk
Tampa police are currently investigating a shooting that left a man injured. The shoot- ing took place early Monday.
According to police, Willie F. Barber, 56, was sweeping the sidewalk in front of the Lake Avenue Liquor Store, 2209 E. Lake Avenue, around 1 a.m.
Barber told police that he was in front of the business when he was struck in the left side of the buttock by a bullet. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
Police said the shooting is under investigation, but there is no known motive or if Bar-
WILLIE F. BARBER
ber was the intended victim of the shooting.
Several individuals were in- terviewed, but no information was provided, police said.
Suspects Sought In Carrollwood Liquor Store Shoplifting
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies are asking for help to find three people who stole more than $1,600 in liquor from a Walmart Neighborhood Market last week.
On May 17th at 2:40 p. m., deputies said two women and a man entered the liquor store at- tached to the market at 4525 Gunn Highway. They walked around the store, putting bottles of liquor into tote bags, then left with $1,662 worth of stolen liquor.
The suspects left in a champagne-colored 4- door Nissan.
Surveillance cameras captured images of the
trio as they were leaving the liquor store. They
are described as two Black females and a Black
male. The man was described as appearing to
be 25-to-30 years old, 6 feet to 6’3” tall and weighing 220 to 250 pounds. One of the women
was described as appearing to be 30-to-45 years
old, 5’7” to 5’10” tall, and weighing 190 to 220
pounds. ket.
These are surveillance photos of three people suspected of stealing liquor from a Walmart Mar-
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Jury Can’t Agree If Accused Killer Is Guilty
A second murder trial of a transient man accused of a shooting a women to death has ended with jurors enable to reach a unanimous verdict, just like the first trial.
Lawyers will meet with the judge next month to talk about a possible third trial.
Authorities said about 15 people were gathered playing cards and drinking at 1036 19th Street, South when Ronnie Betts came to the door at 10:45 p. m. on March 23, 2011.
Ebony Stewart, 27, opened the door and was greeted with shots form a handgun that tore through her upper body.
Stewart, the mother of two young boys, died before paramedics arrived.
Police said Betts, 26, en- tered the home and continued shooting, striking a 27-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman who was holding a toddler as people in the home ran. Both survived and Betts was ar-
RONNIE BETTS
rested less than a week later. On two occasions, Betts has been tried for first-degree murder and two counts of at- tempted murder. But last Thursday after six hours of de- liberations, the second jury deadlocked and returned to the courtroom without a decision. Betts has been tried earlier in February 2014, but that jury also could not reach a unani-
mous verdict.
In the first trial Betts faced
the death penalty if he was con- victed. That punishment was reduced to life in prison with- out parole for the second trial.
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