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Relative of Stacey Abrams charged in child trafficking case

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TAMPA, FL – Jimmie Gardner, the brother-in-law of former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, has been apprehended in Florida on allegations of human trafficking, battery, and inappropriate touching of a minor, as reported by the Office of the State Attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit. Gardner, a youth motivational speaker, is currently detained in Hillsborough County without bond, awaiting his first court appearance in Tampa. The charges against him are severe and include human trafficking. …

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Two killed and 18 injured in Halloween weekend shooting

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TAMPA, FL – A violent altercation between two groups during Halloween festivities in Tampa, Florida, escalated into a deadly shooting, resulting in two fatalities and 18 injuries. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday on a street teeming with hundreds of celebrants. The shooting took place around 3 a.m. near a popular strip of bars and clubs on East 7th Avenue in Tampa’s Ybor City neighborhood, according to Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw. …

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Former prosecutor accused of stabbing a driver during road rage fight

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TAMPA, FL – A former prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice, who had previously worked on cases in relation to the January 6 Capitol riot, has been arrested. He was charged in connection with a violent road rage incident in Tampa, Florida. Patrick Douglas Scruggs, 38, is accused of stabbing a 35-year-old man multiple times with a pocket knife on the Howard Frankland Bridge. The incident unfolded during Tuesday’s morning rush hour when the …

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Tampa man arrested for deadly shooting after argument

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A 60-year-old man from Tampa has been arrested in connection with a shooting that took a man’s life on Tuesday night. The Tampa Police Department announced the arrest on Friday, revealing that the victim was a man in his late 20s. The police were called to the scene around 6 p.m. on June 20 to investigate the shooting. Witnesses at the park where the incident occurred provided detectives with information about the shooter, identified as …

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