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A man opened fire while making a rap video, killing a young mother. But why?
/A video camera was rolling when Jorden Silver shot 23-year-old Haley Portner Cox, an arrest report says.RIVERVIEW — The amateur rap music video was supposed to feature a staged kidnapping and fake blood.But in the early morning darkness Monday, real gunshots rang out as the camera rolled, killing a young mother of two and injuring her boyfriend. By the end of the day, deputies charged a man with murder.An arrest report added to court records this week lays out the investigation that led to the arrest of 20-year old Jordan Jaime Silver in the shootings of Haley Cox, 23, and her boyfriend,...…/A video camera was rolling when Jorden Silver shot 23-year-old Haley Portner Cox, an arrest report says.RIVERVIEW — The amateur rap music video was supposed to feature a staged kidnapping and fake blood.But in the early morning darkness Monday, real gunshots rang out as the camera rolled, killing a young mother of two and injuring her boyfriend. By the end of the day, deputies charged a man with murder.An arrest report added to court records this week lays out the investigation that led to the arrest of 20-year old Jordan Jaime Silver in the shootings of Haley Cox, 23, and her boyfriend,...WW…
Tampa teen accused in Twitter hack linked to deadly home invasion, records show
/Seven months later, the shooting death remains an open case. Investigators said four Gaither High students were likely involved. TAMPA — One night in January, two teens broke into an apartment in the Citrus Park area, one of them armed. A man who lived there shot them both and only one survived.Two other teens stopped by deputies at the apartment complex were likely involved in the home invasion, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reported at the time. The office said all four suspects were Gaither High School students and that criminal charges in the case were forthcoming. No names...…/Seven months later, the shooting death remains an open case. Investigators said four Gaither High students were likely involved. TAMPA — One night in January, two teens broke into an apartment in the Citrus Park area, one of them armed. A man who lived there shot them both and only one survived.Two other teens stopped by deputies at the apartment complex were likely involved in the home invasion, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reported at the time. The office said all four suspects were Gaither High School students and that criminal charges in the case were forthcoming. No names...WW…
Florida turns the other way as demand rises for police transparency
/A state court says officers who injure or kill can keep their names secret if they’re victims of a crime. Agencies are retooling protocols.TAMPA — A Florida court ruling allowing officers to keep their names secret from the public is reverberating across state law enforcement agencies and sparking calls for the Legislature to act.The recent appellate court decision comes as a succession of deadly police encounters nationwide fuels calls for greater transparency. Critics of the ruling include some local law enforcement leaders, who say it takes Florida in the wrong direction and shields...…/A state court says officers who injure or kill can keep their names secret if they’re victims of a crime. Agencies are retooling protocols.TAMPA — A Florida court ruling allowing officers to keep their names secret from the public is reverberating across state law enforcement agencies and sparking calls for the Legislature to act.The recent appellate court decision comes as a succession of deadly police encounters nationwide fuels calls for greater transparency. Critics of the ruling include some local law enforcement leaders, who say it takes Florida in the wrong direction and shields...WW…
Tampa man charged in connection with U.S. Capitol riot
/Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, is seen in photos and a video taken in the Senate chamber on the day of the insurrection by Donald Trump supporters.TAMPA — Two more Florida men, including one who lists a Tampa address, face charges in connection to the U.S. Capitol riot, records show.Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, and Graydon Young, 54, have both been arrested and charged with several crimes in connection to the Jan. 6 insurrection by a mob of Trump supporters in which at least five people died, federal court records show.Hillsborough County voter records show Hodgkins lists an address in Tampa’s...…/Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, is seen in photos and a video taken in the Senate chamber on the day of the insurrection by Donald Trump supporters.TAMPA — Two more Florida men, including one who lists a Tampa address, face charges in connection to the U.S. Capitol riot, records show.Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, and Graydon Young, 54, have both been arrested and charged with several crimes in connection to the Jan. 6 insurrection by a mob of Trump supporters in which at least five people died, federal court records show.Hillsborough County voter records show Hodgkins lists an address in Tampa’s...WW…
Man who charged field during Super Bowl faces trespass charge
/Yuri Andrade, 31, ran onto the field in the fourth quarter wearing what appeared to be a women’s hot pink bathing suit. TAMPA — The man who ran across the field in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl and slid into the end zone before getting tackled by a deputy is facing a misdemeanor trespassing charge.Yuri Andrade, 31, of Boca Raton was at the game Sunday when he jumped the fencing in the stands on the north end of Raymond James Stadium and ran across the field, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was about to...…/Yuri Andrade, 31, ran onto the field in the fourth quarter wearing what appeared to be a women’s hot pink bathing suit. TAMPA — The man who ran across the field in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl and slid into the end zone before getting tackled by a deputy is facing a misdemeanor trespassing charge.Yuri Andrade, 31, of Boca Raton was at the game Sunday when he jumped the fencing in the stands on the north end of Raymond James Stadium and ran across the field, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was about to...WW…
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