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Armed Burglars Demand Eggbeater, Deputies Say

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By NEIL JOHNSON

njohnson@tampatrib.com

Published: December 15, 2008

TAMPA - It must be one special eggbeater.

That was the loot two men demanded after entering a home in Plant City, one brandishing a pistol and the other holding a knife to the resident's throat, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.

The two men face charges of armed burglary of a dwelling after being caught outside the home on State Road 60 in Plant City about 4:25 a.m. Sunday, the sheriff's office said.

Deputies arrested Robert Eugene Thompson, of 2211 Holloman Road, Plant City, and Taurus Deshane Morris, of 5852 Odom Road, Lakeland.

Besides the burglary charge, Thompson faces a charge of aggravated assault.

The sheriff's office said the two men entered the home about 3:35 a.m. Thompson armed himself with a folding knife while Morris held a chrome pistol, arrest reports said.

Thompson held the knife against the victim's neck and demanded the metal eggbeater, which was found in his left back pocket when he was arrested, the sheriff's office said.

Thompson and Morris are being held in Orient Road Jail with no bail.

POLK

Officials ID Body Found Off I-4

A man found dead Sunday morning on Interstate 4 just west of U.S. 27 has been identified as Dontavious James Griffin, 21, of Orlando, authorities said.

A man returning from work about 7:40 a.m. found Griffin's body 12 to 15 feet from the roadside and called 911, said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.

Investigators said that Griffin's car is missing and has not been seen since Saturday night or Sunday morning. The car is a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis, white over black with black 22-inch rims. The Florida tag number is J29 4MP.

Griffin was fatally shot and investigators have ruled the case a homicide, the sheriff's office said.

Anyone with information can call the Polk County Sheriff's Office at (863) 534-6200 or Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-8477.

HILLSBOROUGH

Man Charged With Beating Girlfriend

A man whose girlfriend caught him in bed with another woman is charged with aggravated battery of a pregnant woman during the argument that followed, the Tampa Police Department said.

Police arrested Lashaun Robinson, 26, about 4 a.m. Sunday and say he got in a fight with his girlfriend because she found him in bed with another woman.

Police say Robinson shoved the victim, who is a month pregnant, into a bathtub of the Armenia Avenue home. He punched and slapped her several times before getting a knife and cutting the woman twice, the arrest report said. He also bit her, police said.

Robinson is being held in Orient Road Jail without bail.

A staff report

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