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Trio Charged With Trying To Kill 2 Men In Riverview

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By JOSH POLTILOVE | The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 2, 2008

Updated: 09/02/2008 12:46 pm

  Elvido Antonio De La Cruz

  Dwayne Victor Worthington

  Kevin Sanders

"Shoot now," one man said to the other, and they fired multiple shots at two people who had been in a shed, Hillsborough County deputies say.

Bart Caldwell, 42, of Riverview, was shot in the upper left leg, and the attackers left the scene about 9:40 p.m. Sunday at the 12000 block of Glenhill Drive in Riverview. The person who was not struck fired one round from a shotgun to scare the attackers away, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said.

A report on the shooting does not say why the shootout occurred, Carter said.

Deputies say they have since arrested the attackers and a getaway driver. All three were charged with attempted first-degree murder: Elvido Antonio De La Cruz, 18, of Valrico; Dwayne Victor Worthington, 22, of Valrico; and Kevin Sanders, 39, of Riverview.

De La Cruz also was charged with fleeing and eluding police.

One of the people who was in the shed knows Sanders, Carter said.

When deputies tried to stop De La Cruz's 2006 Nissan Sentra at 11:04 p.m. Sunday in Valrico, he tried driving off "at a high rate of speed, running stop signs and traffic lights," a criminal arrest affidavit states. De La Cruz's vehicle was stopped and he was arrested at 10601 Browning Road.

When deputies were arresting Worthington they found less than 20 grams of marijuana on him, an affidavit states. They charged him with possession of marijuana.

Sanders was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Jail Web site.

The arrest affidavits do not list the extent of Caldwell's injuries.

De La Cruz and Worthington remained in Orient Road Jail today, and Sanders remained in Falkenburg Road Jail. Their bail hadn't been set.

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

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