criminal history

Man with a multi-state criminal history arrested for murdering his own 16-year-old son

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A man from Florida, Stephan Thomas Rodda, 37, was apprehended on Monday, accused of the brutal murder of his teenage son using a heavy-duty saw known as an angle grinder. The incident occurred in a mobile home in Polk County, with the suspect attempting to escape the scene on Old Bartow Road in Lake Wales. The victim, 16-year-old Stephen Lee Rodda, was an 11th-grade student at Frostproof High School. The Polk County Sheriff, Grady Judd, …

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SWAT kills murder suspect after he shoots two officers during a traffic stop

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A Miami man, suspected of homicide, was shot and killed by police in Orlando after he fired at two officers during a traffic stop. The 28-year-old suspect, identified as Daton Viel, had taken shelter in a Holiday Inn near Universal, where he engaged in a gunfight with SWAT officers. The incident unfolded when officers found the suspect at the hotel around 6 a.m. and evacuated the premises. Viel, who had a lengthy criminal record, barricaded …

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