Florida Sentinel Bulletin

ANWAR YASSER AWDI

JAWAD YASSER AWDI

     The Tampa Police Department helicopter played a key role in the swift and safe apprehension of two individuals involved in reckless driving and a street
intersection takeover.

In the early morning hours of March 16, 2024, Tampa Police responded to
reports of a group of vehicles blocking the intersection of W. Kennedy Blvd., and N. MacDill Ave. Officers with the Tampa Police Aviation Unit observed a group of subjects lighting a fire in the intersection as a green Ford Mustang engaged in reckless driving, doing donuts, and impeding traffic in the blocked intersection.

Patrol officers on the ground attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the
Mustang, but the driver fled northbound. The officers did not engage in a
pursuit. The vehicle was monitored by the officers in the Tampa Police
helicopter, who provided real-time updates to officers on the ground.

The Mustang eventually came to a stop at the 7-Eleven, located at 4320 N. MacDill Ave., where officers were able to safely apprehend both the driver and passenger of the vehicle and take them into custody.

Anwar Yasser Awdi 24, was charged with unlawful racing on a highway and fleeing to elude an officer.

Police charged 19-year-old Jawad Yasser Awdi with unlawful racing on a highway.
The Mustang was impounded.
This remains an active investigation as detectives work to identify others
involved in this illegal activity.

MARCOS SUAREZ ARROYO

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a former BridgePrep Academy after-school care teacher for sending inappropriate messages to a student.

Between January and February of 2023, a 13-year-old student at the BridgePrep Academy of Riverview received inappropriate TikTok messages from Marcos Suarez Arroyo, 20, who was employed as an after-school care teacher at the time of the incident.

The incident was reported to HCSO on December 12, 2023, after Suarez Arroyo had been fired from the school.

During this investigation, several inappropriate written messages were observed, along with statements of soliciting, luring, and enticing the 13-year-old victim to engage in unlawful sexual conduct. Suarez Arroyo confessed to detectives that he sent the messages to the 13-year-old victim.

At this time, we do not believe there are any other victims. However, if anyone believes they are a victim of Saurez Arroyo, please contact HCSO at 813-247-8200.

AISHA MORROW

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a woman for leaving a four-month-old inside a car while the engine was off.

On Tuesday, March 12, 2023, at approximately 2:48 p.m., deputies responded to Spectrum, located at 4145 South Falkenburg Road in Riverview, regarding an infant locked inside a vehicle that was not running.

Through investigative means, deputies learned that Aisha Morrow, 26, encountered childcare issues. She alleged she picked up the baby during her lunch break and left the child inside the car. Deputies are investigating the length of time the baby was in the car, which could have been up to six hours.

The infant was transported to Tampa General Hospital and did not sustain any injuries.

Morrow was arrested and is facing one charge of Child Neglect.

Before this investigation, Morrow was arrested in 2023 by the Tampa Police Department and was charged with one count of child neglect and one count of aggravated assault with deadly weapon.

This is an ongoing investigation.

JORGE RAMIREZ

The State Attorney’s Office filed second-degree murder charges against Jorge Ramirez, the man who shot and killed a father of five following a road rage incident in Riverview. Ramirez was arrested in January and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

Following a review of the completed investigation, The State Attorney’s Office added the additional murder charges.

On January 16, Ramirez was driving his black BMW sedan with two friends when he approached the victim’s Green Chevy Suburban from behind. Witnesses say Ramirez was trying to pass the Suburban to cut through a parking lot to avoid waiting at a red light. The passengers in Ramirez’ vehicle say he became angry when the Suburban blocked the entrance to the parking lot. Ramirez began closely following the victim’s vehicle afterwards, ramming the hitch several times.

Ramirez passed the Chevy Suburban in a residential area and quickly stopped to exit the car. The victim also exited his vehicle and retrieved two metal pipes from the trunk. Ramirez, from behind his black BMW, shot at the victim who was more than 20 feet away at the time of the shooting. This all occurred while the victim’s fiancé and children were watching from the Suburban. Witnesses from both vehicles were interviewed and gave similar statements.

KATELYN GOMEZ

      Last Wednesday, detectives arrested a Juvenile Justice Detention Center Sergeant for soliciting sexual activity with a juvenile inmate.

Detectives responded to the Pinellas Regional Juvenile Detention Center,
5255 140th Avenue, North, in Clearwater, after approximately ten
inappropriate letters were found in the bed of a sixteen-year-old male inmate.

Throughout the course of the investigation, detectives learned that 27-year-old,  Sergeant Katelyn Gomez wrote the letters.

The letters explicitly described what would take place during their first sexual encounter and described an ongoing relationship, which had developed while the victim was incarcerated. There was also a photo of Gomez in the victim’s cell.

Detectives said Gomez was hired as a Sergeant on January 5, 2024, and was
assigned to the victim’s pod three weeks ago.  Additionally, Gomez was
instructed to not be alone with the juveniles, however staff members observed
her one-on-one with the victim several times.

Detectives interviewed Gomez, who admitted to writing the letters to the
victim and stated she began developing a relationship with him when they met
at the facility several weeks ago. Gomez admitted that she fantasized about
having a sexual relationship with the victim and planned to build a life with
him once he was released.

Gomez was arrested and charged with one count of solicitation of a child to
engage in an act that constitutes sexual battery by a person in familial or
custodial authority. She was booked into the Pinellas County Jail.

The investigation is continuing.