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Crime
Police Investigating Sunday Homicide
Argument Ends In Stabbing
DAVID BUTLER And TERRY TURNBEAUGH
One man is in jail and the other hospitalized with non- life threatening injuries after an argument turned violent Saturday night.
St. Petersburg Police report that units were called to the Angels Apartments, 3080 34th Street, North, at 7 p. m. on a report of a stabbing.
Police said Terry Turn- beaugh, 55 and a registered sex offender, stabbed David Butler, 46.
Police said the two men had gotten into an argument that turned violent. Butler was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. Turn- beaugh was charged with ag- gravated battery.
Photo Released Of Suspected Check Thief
.....suspected check thief.
Polk County detectives re- leased a photo of a man sus- pected of stealing checks from a Lakeland home.
Detectives said the Mer- chant Bank checks were stolen during a burglary in October. Also taken during the crime were a television and an Ama- zon Fire tablet.
Authorities said on Decem- ber 10 and 11, 2015 the suspect was photographed by an Or- lando ATM video surveillance camera depositing two stolen checks into a Bank of America account. The account belongs to a different victim who lost a debit card.
On January 8th, detectives said the same suspect was seen by ATM video surveillance de- positing another stolen check into a Winter Park Bank of America account.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Thomas at (863) 443-3649.
Third Suspect Identified In Triple Homicide
On Sunday, January 24th at 5:11 p. m., the Plant City Police Department received a 9-1-1 call in reference to the discov- ery of a deceased Black male.
When officers arrived at 1319 East Ohio Street, they found Reginald H. Brown, 36, inside the residence with upper body trauma that is be- lieved to be the result of gun- fire.
Anyone with information on this investigation is asked to contact Detective Russell Bass at (813) 757-9200.
Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to $3,000 for in- formation that will lead to the
Polk County Sheriff’s Office Homicide detectives have pos- itively identified a third sus- pect in the murders of David Washington, 24; Eneida Branch, 31, and Angelica Guadalupe Castro, 23, and the shooting of Felix Campos, 18.
The incident occurred on January 6th at 2314 East Mag- nolia Drive in Lakeland.
Jamaal John Smith, 25, whose last known address is in Miami, has a warrant for his arrest on charges of first- degree murder (3 counts), one count of attempted murder, and one count of armed bur- glary.
New organizations in Miami are encouraged to part-
ner with local affiliates to make sure this informa- tion reaches the South Florida areas as detectives believe Smith is in that area.
JAMAAL JOHN SMITH
Man Facing Extortion Charges
Suspects Arrested In Two-County Fraud Ring
REGINALD H. BROWN
arrest and conviction of the person responsible for this murder. You can call Crimestoppers anonymously at 1-800-226-8477.
It had been reported earlier that three Black men with Caribbean accents had arrived at the residence prior to the shooting.
Earlier, police arrested An- drew Joseph and Jonathan Alcegaire, charg- ing them with the murders and attempted murder of Campos.
University of South Florida Police report that on January 21st, they arrested Michael T. Walker, 19, and charged him with extortion, dealing in stolen property, grand theft, and violation of probation.
Walker allegedly removed a phone from a golf cart while the victim was playing golf at the USF golf course. Walker then reportedly made contact with the victim and told him if he wanted his phone back, he would have to pay $600.
The victim worked with USF Police to arrange a meet- ing on campus with Walker. He was arrested near that lo- cation with the phone in his
MICHAEL T. WALKER
possession.
The phone was returned to
its owner, and Walker is being held without bond on the charges.
Two suspects sought in an EBT fraud ring have turned themselves in, bringing the total of people arrested in the case to 11, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Stephanie Johnson Williford, 49, and Chelsey Williford, 26, turned them- selves in at the Polk County Booking Center in Bartow.
The investigation began in March when a Dundee man told detectives he discovered during a credit check that a Credit One bank credit card had been issued with his name, though he never ap- plied for one.
While investigating the fraudulent charges, the detec- tive found a receipt that in- cluded an EBT card transaction. Detectives con- tacted a fraud investigator with the FIS Company, the company contracted to deliver benefits through EBT cards.
Information provided by FIS showed the user of the EBT card was not the person who it had been issued to. Also, detectives and investiga- tors discovered the telephone number used to apply for the EBT card and the Credit One card was the same number.
A list of possible fraudulent EBT cards were provided by FIS to detectives and all the transactions based on the tele- phone number and addresses used to apply for the fraudu- lent EBT card. The transac- tions took place in Polk and
STEPHANIE JOHNSON WILLIFORD And CHELSEY WILLIFORD
Hernando Counties.
Those arrested face charges
that will include scheming to defraud a financial institution, public assistance fraud, crim- inal use of personal identifica- tion, forgery, fraudulent use of credit card, grand theft, and other charges.
Seven of the 11 suspects are also receiving public assis- tance benefits under their own names.
Arrested along with Stephanie and Chelsey Williford were: Shirley D. Payne, 49; Latoya Nikki Wesley, 31; Patrice Joyce Crespo, 44; Denise Elaine Crespo, 44; Junious Lenard, IV, 30; Velma Lee Mitchell, 62; Latoya Antranice Mitchell, 41; Kentravius Deonte Mitchell, 19, and Royal Clemons, 61.
Detectives said Clemons was using a fraudulent EBT card under the name of Larry Holden, the chief of the Dav- enport Police Department and President of the Polk County Police Chief’s Association.
Officer Cleared In Shooting Of 18-Year-Old
On Friday, State Attorney Mark Ober released a state- ment saying the Tampa Police officer who shot and killed 18- year-old Kobvey Igbuhay in October 2015 will not be charged.
Igbuhay was killed Octo- ber 26th after he was pursued by police who suspected him and three others of car theft. Officer Jimmy Houston shot the teen as they struggled in chest deep water in a swamp off Humphrey Street.
After an extensive investi- gation by the police, Houston was determined to be justified in the shooting death of Ig- buhay, according to Ober.
The Tampa Police Depart- ment provided the State Attor- ney’s Office with all of it reports, interviews, videos, photographs, and air surveil- lance video. They were also provided University of Tampa reports, a University of Tampa surveillance video, and Tampa City Council records of state- ments made by potential wit-
KOBVEY IGBUHAY
nesses.
Attorney Joseph Caimano, who represents Kovey’s father, Harvey, and Shakira Rodriguez, a wit- ness and girlfriend of Kob- vey, contacted the State Attorney’s Office and re- quested they provide informa- tion pertinent to the investigation. Atty. Caimano provided the State Attorney’s Office with a copy of Kob- vey’s medical records from St. Joseph’s Hospital on Decem- ber 4, 2015.
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