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Man Arrested For Murder Of Young Mother Of Four
COACH Foundation Finalizes Tampa’s Best Juneteenth Celebration
A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a mur- der. The incident took place Tuesday evening.
According to the Hills- borough County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the Charleston Landings Apartments in Brandon in reference to a tip that a woman had been hurt or killed in the apartment. When they arrived, they found the 25-year-old woman dead.
The victim is the mother of four children with the youngest child being 3- months-old.
During the course of the investigation, police identi- fied John James Mc- Queen as the father of the
JOHN JAMES MCQUEEN ... Charged with first-degree murder
three-month-old child. Po- lice said there had been pre- vious domestic violence incidents between the vic- tim and McQueen.
As a result of the investi-
KELAINA ADKINS ... Murder victim (Photo taken from Gofundme page)
gation, police charged Mc- Queen with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. He is being held at the Hillsborough County Jail without bond. He was also charged with posses- sion of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, and violation of probation.
According to a gofundme page, the victim has been
identified as
“KeKe” Adkins.
Kelaina
The author of the page is asking for her children. The page states: “Kelaina Ad- kins was 25 and full of life.
“She was brutally murdered on 5/21/19. Words can’t express how we the family is feeling right now. Ke- laina "Keke" was truly a lovely person, If you were ever in her com- pany she was always smiling and laughing. She will be missed dearly. What ever your heart is lead to do please help us set up a fund for the kids.
“This gofundme is created for Kelaina Adkin's Children. Aja 6 Auria 5, Ahmaud 2 and Amari 2 mths, Many have asked what can they do to help. This is the best way to help us set up a future for her Legacy she leaves be- hind. Thank you all so much.”
Anyone wishing to con- tribute can visit the page at www.goundme.com/funds- for-keke-kids?
On Friday, May 10, 2019, the COACH Foundation Juneteenth Planning Com- mittee met to finalize plans for the 7th Annual June- teenth Celebration. The event will be held on Satur- day, June 15, 2019, from 2:30 to 5:30 p. m., at the Charles Davis Conference Center, 1002 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
This is a free event with complimentary dinner, music and panel discussion of issues pertinent to the community.
The celebration will honor the memories of 7 outstanding citizens, who left their footprints and a blue print for our youth and adults to follow, COACH Founder and CEO, Rev. Willie G. Dixon said.
“A great historian, Henry Toby, stated, “Every person should feel ashamed to die, until they have con- tributed to the betterment of mankind.” In that regard, for Father’s Day we will honor the life and legacy of: Rev. Abraham Brown, C. Blythe Andrews, Jr., Cullen “Buster” Williams, Alton White, James Hammond, Charles “Goosby” Jones, and Perry Harvey, Jr.,” Rev. Dixon said. “Each of these men fulfilled their God-given purposes in life.”
Rev. Dixon added that he’s amazed at the number of people of all ages and eth- nic groups that are not fa- miliar with the history and
REV. WILLIE G. DIXON ...Founder, CEO COACH Foundation
purpose of Juneteenth.
“It is often stated that, if you don’t remember your history, you will find your- self falling back into the bondage from which you were delivered. It all had to do with slavery and many people say that’s the past, forget about it because this is a new day. I take a lesson from my Jewish brothers who state, ‘we will never for- get the Holocaust and the years we were in bondage’,”
he said.
“In remembering June-
teenth, we must be mindful that President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emanci- pation Proclamation on Jan- uary 1, 1863. The enslaved people in Galveston, Texas did not learn that slavery had been abolished until June 19, 1865,” he con- cluded.
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