Florida Sentinel Bulletin

JAIDEN MITCHELL JAQAVIOUS WELLS               Tampa Police have arrested two adults and two juveniles and charged all four with resisting arrest without violence. The arreststook place Tuesday morning.             According to police, during the early morning hours, Officers were proactively patrolling Robles Park when they observed a vehicle driving in the neighborhood without a…

CHARLES SPIGNER   A 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged with shooting three people. The shooting took place around 4:54 p.m., December 31st. According to the Tampa Police Department, the shooting took place in the 8200 block of N. 17th Street. The three victims were outside when a white sedan drove by. The suspect…

DERRICK HUTCHINS   A 36-year-old Tampa man has been sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison. Derrick Hutchins pleaded guilty to the distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine. According to court documents, on April 26, 2020, Hutchins distributed fentanyl to an individual, causing a fatal overdose in the victim’s home. On May 21,…

The shooting took place in the 8400 block of Rio Bravo Court Monday afternoon.   Tampa police are investigating the third shooting on Monday, and this year, that left a man dead. The first took place earlier in the day. According to police, officers responded to the 8400 block of Rio Bravo Court, in the…

LATOYA JOHNSON The Sarasota Police Department is investigating a shooting that has left a man dead. It took place in the 1400 block of Main Street, in Sarasota, just before 1:45 a. m., on New Year’s Day. According to police,  Ms. Latoya Johnson, 37, of Sarasota, has been arrested and is facing charges of murder,…

TOSHIA LIZETTE CALDWELL               A 25-year-old man died after falling from a vehicle and being struck by other vehicles. He fell from the vehicle on I-275 just south of State Road 60. The accident took place shortly before 2:30 a. m., on New Year’s Day. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 2017 Hyundai…

ERIC DENNIS               A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged in a fatal hit and run accident. The accident took place October 14, 2021, at 62nd Avenue N. and 55th Street N., in St. Petersburg. According to police, around 2:45 a. m., on that day, Ms. Kelly Riley, 34, of Largo, was killed….

CPL. JOHN SIMPKINS               A veteran officer with the Tampa Police Department has been arrested. He has also been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. According to the Tampa Police Department, Cpl. John Simpkins was arrested Monday in reference to an incident that took place on December 23rd. The incident…

PATRICK FLORENCE   Police arrested two men after the driver of the vehicle was in was stopped in Clearwater for driving with no headlights at 4 a.m. on December 18th. The men were arrested by Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies. Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies said the driver was arrested for dui and possession of marijuana. His name…