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Man Facing Attempted Murder, Assault Charges

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By JOSH POLTILOVE | The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 2, 2007

TAMPA - A Tampa man shot his roommate in the chest, pointed the gun at a teenager's head and fled on foot last night, Pasco County deputies said this morning.

Deputies arrested Sean Christopher Stewart, 34, nearly five hours after the 11:45 p.m. shooting in Land O'Lakes. He faces charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault.

The condition of his 34-year-old roommate, James Scott Baisden, was unavailable this morning, sheriff's spokesman Doug Tobin said. Baisden was taken to a Tampa-area hospital following the shooting at 2614 Shade Crest Road.

During a party, Stewart told people someone had stolen some of his firearms, a sheriff's office release states. Then he fought with at least four people.

After the fight, he spit blood on a plate and showed it to another person at the party, saying, "This is what you're going to look like in the morning," according to the release.

He left the home, got a .22-caliber gun and came back to the party, Tobin said.

He shot Baisden once in the chest, the release states. He also pointed the gun within inches of the head of 18-year-old Joseph Edward Landeshi.

Stewart fled to a nearby residence.

Stewart, of 9319 Dartmouth Ave., is being held in a Land O'Lakes detention center with no bail set.

Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at jpoltilove@tampatrib.com or (813) 259-7691.

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