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Man Arrested In 2006 Shooting Deaths Of Pasco Teens
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Published: July 24, 2008
Updated: 07/24/2008 09:34 pm
NEW PORT RICHEY Deputies have arrested a man wanted in connection with the 2006 fatal shooting of two Wesley Chapel teens, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said.
A second man who deputies say was involved in the slayings is still being sought.
Earlier today, the sheriff's office issued first-degree murder warrants for Tyree Jenkins, 22, of Dade City, and Luc Pierre-Charles, 20, of Wesley Chapel. Jenkins was arrested by Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies this afternoon during a traffic stop at 11931 U.S. 301 N., authorities said.
Jenkins, who was also charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, is being held without bail at Orient Road Jail.
Pierre-Charles is considered armed and dangerous, Pasco sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll said. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact local law enforcement immediately.
Derek James Pieper, 17, and his friend, Raymond Alphonse Veluz, 18, were found dead July 28, 2006, on a rural dirt road in the Trilby community northwest of Dade City. The killings of the teens were one of Pasco's most high-profile homicide cases that year.
"Our agency has been working hard on this case during the entire two years," Doll said today. "That hard work has paid off."
The teens, who were far from their suburban homes, were shot multiple times, Doll said.
A resident of Harris Hill Road was driving to work when she discovered the teens lying side by side about 6 a.m., said Wayne Woodward, a resident who lives nearby.
Woodward's wife thought she heard firecrackers going off just after 5 a.m., he said.
Relatives of Veluz declined to speak with reporters at the time and the family could not be reached for comment tonight.
Bryan Pieper said his younger brother's body was found "15 miles in the middle of nowhere," according to a July 31, 2006, Tampa Tribune story. Bryan Pieper said his brother's generosity may have gotten him in trouble.
"Anybody that needed anything — a ride — he was the first to offer," Pieper said.
Derek Pieper was a member of the Wesley Chapel Athletic Association lacrosse team and was preparing for college, his brother said.
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