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Tampa Police: Spurned Solicitor Pulls Knife

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By JOSH POLTILOVE | The Tampa Tribune

Published: June 16, 2008

TAMPA - Anthony Morales asked three people for money, and when they refused, he pulled out a knife and tried to stab them, Tampa police say.

He wasn't trying to rob them – he was just angry because they didn't give him money, an arrest affidavit said.

Police arrested Morales at 8:49 p.m. Sunday at 805 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. He was charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Morales, 27, of Tampa, also was charged with one count of violating probation for battery on a law enforcement officer, the affidavit states.

Morales remained in Orient Road Jail today. His bail had not been set.

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

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