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Crime
Suspicious Death
Police Investigate
Man Seriously Injured By Hit And Run Driver
Detectives are investigat- ing a suspicious death after discovering a body. The body was discovered in an alley after a fire.
According to the St. Pe- tersburg Police Department, officers responded to a call to Assist Fire Department in the
alley behind 2920 Emerson Ave. S., overnight.
After the fire was extin- guished, the officers discov- ered a burned body in the alleyway. The case has been turned over to the homicide squad for further investiga- tion.
The Tampa Police De- partment is currently search- ing for a driver who struck a man causing serious injury. The driver then fled the scene without rendering help.
According to police, the man was at N. Nebraska and E. Wilma Monday night around 8 p. m. He was struck by the vehicle as he at- tempted to cross the street.
He was transported to a local hospital, where he was admitted in serious condi- tion. The investigation is
Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Armed Robbery, Extortion
Man Arrested After Shooting
N. Nebraska and E. Wilma
continuing. is asked to contact Crime Anyone with information Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS.
At Woman
A 42-year-old man was ar- rested after he allegedly shot at a woman. The incident came about after an argu- ment.
According to the St. Pe- tersburg Police Department, last Friday, Amonzo Ross, 42, had gotten into an argu- ment with a woman while at his residence. The woman left, but Ross is alleged to have followed her in his vehi- cle. As she walked down 17th Avenue, South, Ross is said to have shot at her nearly striking her in the head.
The woman ran into the backyard of a home on 44th Street, South. The woman told police that Ross had driven into the backyard and shot at her again. The woman received a severe laceration to her leg. Ross then fled the
AMONZO ROSS
scene.
The woman contacted po-
lice and Ross was taken into custody on Sunday. He was charged with attempted mur- der and shooting into an oc- cupied dwelling. No other injuries were reported to po- lice.
A federal jury found a man guilty of several charges last week. Delon Adams, 50, of Palmetto, was found guilty of four counts of robbery, four counts of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, pos- sessing a firearm and ammu- nition as a convicted felon, extortion, and criminal con- tempt of court.
Because Adams has a prior federal conviction for carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug traffick- ing crime, each brandishing charge carries a minimum mandatory term of 25 years, and up to life, in federal prison, consecutive to any other term of imprisonment.
The extortion charge car- ries up to 2 years’ imprison-
DELON ADAMS
ment. On the criminal con- tempt charge, Adams may be imprisoned for as long as the Honorable Virginia M. Hernandez Coving- ton, United States District Judge, determines.
His sentencing hearing is scheduled for November 17, 2022. Adams was indicted
on October 27, 2020. According to testimony
and evidence presented at trial, between August 26 and September 15, 2020, Adams robbed four wireless phone stores – three in Manatee County and one in Hillsbor- ough County. During each robbery, he pointed a gun at store employees and stole iPhones and cash.
Adams subsequently sold the stolen iPhones. Law en- forcement officers arrested Adams on October 1, 2020, and found him in possession of a loaded handgun. Adams subsequently mailed a threat- ening communication to a witness in an attempt to ob- tain money and violated two court orders by refusing to be fingerprinted.
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