Snatched it. I said are you kidding me . I was really taken off guard. It is not what i expected. Reporter blessed is what you might call piece. A second seller who also was robbed in broad daylight, this time at gunpoint. That seller was pistol whipped. But sunday, during a third transaction, the buyer escalated. Police say he snatched another cell phone, then shot and killed jeffrey morrow as he ran away. We knew we had to operate quickly because we didnt know when he was going to strike again. Reporter working with go detectives tracked down 25 yearold victor mann. He said he was remorseful. Im sorry for the soul that was lost sunday night. And he apologized for the bad choices he had made in life. Reporter remorse not enough to give cory his peace back knowing the danger he escaped. Im thankful that no one was hurt. Reporter back here at the family dollar, sheriff judd says the detectives asked mann this robbery. Mann telling him he dropped the cell phone as he was running away and
Im looking at the logs. They havent shown she has been booked quite yet. We were told about an hour ago that we be getting more information in an hour. So were expecting to get even more details coming up very shortly. At that time, we will also be showing you the video of this woman that we captured just outside of the Sheriffs Office here. Im reporting live in Manatee County, clifton french, abc action news. Thank you. Right now at 5 00, were officers in polk county are to be home with their families tonight. A dangerous man opened fire on them last night but missed. That suspect died this morning and sheriff judd is surprised that none of his detectives got hurt. Reporter it really is a miracle, jamison. It happened right here. And tonight were learning that one of the four officers was actually standing in front of the car, in plain sight of the suspect through the windshield. Luckiest men in polk county tonight. It was suicide by cop. Tammy higgins was withinear shot of the chaos.
Theyve matched up his profile that corresponded with his on loin profile that he was using on the app where this sale initiated. They were able to a track him down because his profile picture on that app actually matched one of the pictures that they found for this suspect on facebook. Now he was using a false alias on the app. But they were able to do enough detective work and track down victor mans that way. Today they took him into cussed. Hes been charged with first degree murder and the man actually confessed to the murder. Sheriffs detectives also traced mans to two other burglaries robberies that happened in just the days leading up to this murder. They say that they dont believe that mans initially intended to kill to kill 21yearold jeffery morrow. But this was a robbery gone bad. And take a listen to exactly what happened. They say that day when morrow when he starts to run, the passenger jeffery morrow rolls out with a shotgun. At that time, the suspect hollers at jeffery mor
Developing this morning in polk county the state Attorneys Office is investigating a shooting. Involving . Four law three Police Officers and a deputy were doing a traffic stop for a drug task force. And they say the man they pulled over. Opened fire. The deputy is from polk county and the three officers were from winter haven, haines city, and lake wales. The man shot was 32 year old francis perry. He was rushed to the hospital. And no word on his . Current condition. The task force . Knew perry. He had an active warrant and hes a known violent convicted felon. And as the task force surrounded his car. They say he started shooting at them . Through his passenger window. They returned perry several times. Law enforcement leaders are now just grateful, this didnt end perry has a long criminal history. He just recently got out of prison in march. Hes been convicted of attempted 2nd degree murder, impersonating a Law Enforcement officer, fleeing to elude, and other drug charges. Robbed. A
Pictures. On the right we have the profile on let go used by manns. He used a fake name as you can see, he used freddy james. On the left here, my left, your right, on the right we have his Facebook Page and they were able to match the two pictures and narrow down the suspects that way. Cory peace thought he found the perfect buyer for his the Perfect Place to seal the deal. When we arrived, everything seemed normal. We had conversations. There was a mailman present. There was a fedex. The parking lot was really packed full of people in the middle of the day. He listed his ipad on the site let go. Someone named freddy james replied and they agreed to meet at this walgreens parking lot in lakeland. It was busy. The middle of the day. And cory felt safe. Polite conversation, the buyer became a thief and ran off with the ipad. Lakeland has always been a safe place. I shutter to think Something Like that on a smaller scale happened to us but we could have been a lot less fortunate. Hes rig