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Crime
‘Person Of Interest’ Charged In Double Murder
Man Convicted Of 4th Murder To Be Sentenced
Suspect Sought In Burglary Of Elementary School
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in identifying a suspect who burglarized an elemen- tary school.
On November 24th at 12:30 a. m., detectives said a Black male was seen on surveillance video entering Primrose Pre-K School, 1770 Bearss Avenue.
After gaining entry through a rear window, the suspect took several pieces of electron- ics, including computers, flat screen televisions, and a Ni- nendo Wii, valued at $2,000. After removing the items, the suspect entered a vehicle and fled.
This is a surveillance photo of a man suspected of burglar-
izing Primrose Pre-K School.
Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call (813) 247-8200.
DONTAE MORRIS
DEREK ANDERSON ... killed on May 18, 2010
RICKY FITZGERALD HATHORN
... Charged in double murder
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
In August 2015, Dontae Rashawn Morris, now 30, was convicted of the murder of a 21-year-old Tampa man. On Friday, (today), he will be sen- tenced in that case.
Morris will appear before Judge William Fuente at 8:30 a.m., in Court Room 51. Judge Fuente will determine if Morris will receive the death penalty as recom- mended by the jury, or life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The jury found Morris guilty of fatally shooting Derek Anderson, 21, in an East Tampa apartment complex on May 18, 2010. Court docu- ments stated that Anderson was shot in the back.
Morris was convicted of the
murder. However, the jury did not find Morris guilty of hav- ing a weapon.
Morris has already been sentenced to death for killing Tampa Police Officers David Curtis and Jeffery Kocab, both 31, on June 29, 2010.
He was also convicted of killing Rodney Jones on May 31, 2010. Jones, 41, died after being shot outside the Cotton Club, 2405 W. Albany Avenue. He was sentenced to life in prison without the pos- sibility of parole.
Morris has also been charged with the murder of 25-year-old Harold Wright. Wright’s body was discov- ered on the side of the road in Palm River on June 8, 2010. He had been shot.
No trial date has been set in the Harold Wright murder case.
DAVONTE SCOTT
St. Petersburg Police have arrested the alleged gunman in the fatal shooting of an 18- year-old outside a food store Sunday night.
Davonte Scott, 18, was ar- rested and charged with sec- ond-degree murder in the shooting, police said. He was arrested in class at Bayside High School.
Police said Scott is accused of firing the shots that caused the death of Jerrod Evans near Jonny’s Food Mart, 1404 16th Street, South.
Earlier, police arrested Darzaughn Williams, 18, accusing him of being the per- son driving the car that was used in the shooting. He was charged with being an acces- sory after the fact to second-de- gree murder.
Police received calls about gunshots at 7 p. m. and then received a call about a person
DARZAUGHN WILLIAMS
JERROD EVANS .....murder victim.
being shot. They found Evans shot in the upper body after he and one of the suspects got into a verbal argument near the convenience store.
Evans was hospitalized and later pronounced dead.
TOMMY
SKEENS ... Murder Victim
LARA KUCHAR ... Murder Victim
Alleged Gunman Arrested In Fatal Shooting
On Saturday, while on rou- tine patrol, Hillsborough County deputies discovered two bodies. Both victims had suffered upper body trauma.
A spokesperson for the Hills- borough County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims as Ms. Lara Kuchar, 45, and 52- year-old Tommy Skeens. Neither of the victims had a current address.
As the investigation unfolded, police identified Ricky Fitzgerald Hathorn, 46, as a “person of interest” in the in- vestigation.
During the course of the in- vestigation, it was determined that Hathorn had been with the victims during the early morning hours of November 28th. They identified Hathorn as a person of interest and reached out to the community to locate him.
Hathorn was located on Monday afternoon and detec- tives conducted an interview.
According to police, after being read his rights, Hathorn reportedly admitted to beating the victims to death. Police had located a large piece of wood that was saturated with blood at the scene.
Police also located a used condom near Ms. Kuchar’s body. Investigators said a few days before the double murder, Hathorn, who is also homeless, had allegedly made advances toward Ms. Kuchar and was rebuffed.
He was arrested at 7:30 p.m., and charged with first-degree murder, second-degree mur- der, and sexual battery with a deadly weapon. He was trans- ported to the Hillsborough County Jail where he was held without bond.
UNCLE SANDY SAYS...
Anger is an acid 5, 18, 22, 30 that can do more harm to the vessel 21, 40, 43, 49 in which it is stored 1, 9, 14, 20 than to anything on which it is poured. 42, 51, 55, 60
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