Two roommates' friendship apparently turned sour Tuesday morning, when Rick Lamar Ming was found dead inside the unit he shared at Eden Apartments with Billy Locke Jr., the Tampa Police Department said. ...more

December 9, 2008

TAMPA A man accused today of strangling his roommate during an argument over cigarettes was arrested last month after another argument between them turned violent, police said. Tampa police charged Billy Locke Jr., 30, with felony second-degree murder in the death of Rick Lamar Ming, 43, earlier today. Locke was held without bail at the Orient Road Jail. ...more

December 9, 2008

A man accused of firing an assault rifle on the streets of Plant City Friday during a massive manhunt was denied bail today on multiple charges. ...more

December 6, 2008

An effort by more than 400 law enforcement officers from local, county and state agencies paid off late this afternoon. The search for the slaying suspect, which paralyzed Plant City for most of the day, ended shortly before 3:45 p.m. with the capture of 25-year-old Francisco Rangel. ...more

December 5, 2008

A warrant has been issued for a 25-year-old Tampa man after one person was fatally shot and another wounded Thursday afternoon in Plant City, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 4, 2008

A judge today dismissed a second-degree murder charge against a man who said he killed his nephew in self-defense. Edwin Allen Kendrick, 60, was charged with fatally stabbing Randall Marquayne Harrelson, 33, on Jan. 7, 2007. Kendrick was on trial this week, but Judge Manuel Lopez dismissed charges, saying the state could not rebut the self-defense claim. Pam Bondi, spokeswoman for the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office, said prosecutors argued that the jury should decide the case. ...more

December 3, 2008

A 27-year old Clearwater man was arrested Wednesday morning shortly after his girlfriend died from injuries she suffered in a beating Tuesday night, Clearwater police said. ...more

November 27, 2008

A 27-year old Clearwater man was booked into the Pinellas County Jail this morning shortly after his live-in girlfriend died from injuries she suffered in a beating Tuesday night, Clearwater police said. ...more

November 26, 2008

An 18-year-old man was arrested this morning, charged with stabbing his brother to death during an argument. ...more

November 23, 2008

Jurors deliberated for four hours Thursday before finding Sharon Sprout guilty of second-degree murder in the 2004 killing of her longtime boyfriend, Anthony Candiano. ...more

November 21, 2008