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Crime
Man Severely Beats Bus Driver Over Cell Phone
Teenager Arrested After Report Of Shots Fired
Three Men Sought In McDonald’s Robbery
A 29-year-old man was taken into custody recently after he reportedly attacked and injured a bus driver. He is being held at the Hillsborough County Jail without bond.
According to police, the in- cident took place at the Marion Street Transit Center, 1211 Marion Street. Donjuan Al- fonso James Dixon had re- portedly left his cell phone on the bus. He discovered it after the bus had driven off.
He reportedly encountered the bus at the Marion Transit Center in downtown Tampa, where Dixon became involved in an argument with the Hills- borough Area Regional Transit driver, identified as 52-year- old Carl Bergeron, of Tampa. The argument contin- ued and turned violent, police said.
Dixon is alleged to have punched Bergeron several times, causing Bergeron to fall to the ground. Bergeron
At 1 p. m.
Sunday,
Tampa Po-
lice officers
were in the
2400 block
of East
Hanna when
they heard
five to six
gun shots.
Later, two
people were
seen walking
south on 24th Street near Hanna and were the only peo- ple in the immediate vicinity.
One of the two subjects ran after spotting the officers and they yelled at him to stop.
Johntray Speights, 17, ran into a residence in the 2300 block of East Hanna. The resi- dence was secured from the outside by other officers, and the homeowner gave consent for the officers to enter the res- idence. Speights was located inside, and was reportedly car- rying a .25 caliber round and a box of the same type of ammu- nition was found nearby.
Other officers responding to the scene reported finding a loaded handgun where Speights ran from. He was subsequently interviewed and transported to the Hillsborough County Jail.
Carjacking Suspect Arrested After Chase
Tampa Po- lice report that a man released from state prison in March is now facing
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in locating three men they said robbed a McDonald’s Restaurant Sunday morning.
At 3:59 a. m., deputies said three unknown Black males entered the 24-hours McDon- ald’s lobby at 10410 North Dale Mabry through a side door. Once inside, the suspects reportedly went behind the counter and ordered the em- ployees to get on the ground and for the manager to open the safe.
The suspects took the con- tents of the safe along with the wallets of employees. Wit- nesses said each suspect was armed with different hand- guns. They fled in a white un- known vehicle that had been parked in an adjacent business plaza.
The suspects are described as being between 20 and 25 years old, 5’10” tall, and wear- ing black sweatshirts.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at (813) 247-8200.
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $3,000 for in- formation that leads to the
DONJUAN DIXON ... Held without bond
received a cut on his head and was semi-conscious when he was transported to a local hos- pital, police said.
Dixon was arrested and transported to the Hillsbor- ough County Jail, where he was charged with battery on a public transit employee and vi- olation of probation.
JOHNTRAY SPEIGHTS
Police Investigate Death At Jail
These are surveillance pho- tos of suspects in the robbery of a McDonald’s Restaurant.
identification and arrest of the suspects in this case. Anyone who wants to be eligible for a cash reward is asked to call 1- 800-873-8477.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is currently conducting an investigation into the death of an inmate. The man was found unrespon- sive on Sunday afternoon.
According to a press release, Patrick Foster, 50, was dis- covered laying on the floor of his cell about 1 p.m., on Sun- day. Deputies discovered him during routine checks of the jail.
After he was discovered, deputies notified the detention medical staff and fire rescue. Foster was transported to Tampa General Hospital, where he was pronounced de- ceased.
PATRICK FOSTER
from numerous medical issues and had been in the jail several times. He had been in custody 3 days at the time of his death.
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Police said Foster suffered
Victim Of Robbery Shoots Suspect
Tampa Police said at 7:23 p. m. Thursday, a pickup truck was stolen at gunpoint in the 9500 block of 9th Street, North. After a three-minute pursuit, the truck ran into a ditch and a sus- pect fled on foot, but was later caught.
Christopher Alex Thomas, Jr., 22, is now facing charges of armed carjacking/robbery, being a felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed firearm, re- sisting arrest without violence, driving without a license, and aggravated fleeing to elude.
Records show that Thomas had served a little over two years in state prison on charges of ag- gravated assault with a weapon and leaving a crash with injury. He was released March 9th.
Police said Thomas pointed a gun at Ronald Walker, 56, who was getting out of the truck. Thomas reportedly demanded cash and since he didn’t get any, he fled in the truck.
Officers spotted the truck at 30th Street and East Linebaugh and tried to stop it, but the driver continued south on 30th Street, then east on Yukon Street. Less than a mile later, the driver lost control, overcor- rected and ended up in a ditch. Thomas was arrested after offi- cers found him hiding in a back- yard not far from the truck.
This is the Shells Restaurant on Fowler Avenue.
Late Friday night, Tampa Police reported that an armed robbery didn’t go as planned outside of a seafood restau- rant.
Police said a pair of juveniles approached a couple in the parking lot as they were leav- ing Shells, 2101 East Fowler Avenue.
One of the juveniles report- edly approached the couple with his gun drawn and robbed them.
As the woman turned to run,
one of the juveniles aimed the gun at her, police said. The male victim then drew his weapon and shot the armed juvenile in the leg.
The woman was injured when she fell to the ground, but the man was not. The wounded suspect was trans- ported to a local hospital for treatment.
Police said the man had a concealed weapon permit. No names were released in the in- cident.
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