Prosecutors from seeking the Death Penalty involve as case with carlos rivas. He killed a homeless man after stealing his money. With a trial set to start in april and a death sentence looming over him, he was no doubt relieved to hear the judge say this. Based on the first decision which conclude the hearst decision that it is unconstitutional, i find there exist nos stat Statutory Authority that the state is seek the Death Penalty or authority that the court can impose the Death Penalty and i grant the addition of death as a sentence. The coward did not strike down the Death Penalty. They said the decision only applies to the sentencing process in which the jury recommends life or death but the judge makes the final call. It is like being on the titantic and saying, you know there is an iceberg, we dont have a statute and that well continue to seek it against someone without a statute and hope that beforehand it is fixed. Thats crazy to me. It has not stopped prosecutors from seeking
A driver 3 wrapped this car around a pole along ulmerton and Feather Sound in Pinellas County overnight. The car is so mangled, you cant tell what type it is. But our photographer on the scene is hearing it was an f150 truck. Were still waiting to find out if the driver survived. Crews are out there, working the scene at the moment. 3 3 walter and also while you were sleeping. Another bad accident. This time, on the Howard Frankland bridge. Weve confirmed that this accident is, unfortunately, fatal. 3 walter fox13s Shayla Reaves is along the bridge right now. Shayla, two of our coworkers saw this accident on their way in, before three this morning. 3 3 3 walter 3 3 3 3 dave 3 variable clouds, with a late day shower possible. Rain chances 2030 , with high temps in the mid 70s. Showers and storms likely tonight, with lows temps in the lower 60s. Rain chances 70 . After a quick early shower in the morning, skies will become mostly sunny. High temps in the lower 70s. 3 3 no closed captioni
3 3 3 3 3 new this morning a deadly crash. On the northbound side of the Howard Frankland bridge. It happened around 230 morning, just after the hump. On the Hillsborough County side. Heres a live look at the bridge right now, from the fdot cameras. Two lanes are blocked. Heading toward tampa. And theyre expected to stay like that for several hours. So you may want to take other bridges into tampa this morning. Also new this morning duplex. In largo. It happened in the six hundred there were smoke and flames everyone got out safely. What caused it. 3 3 a woman is beaten. And battered. And deputies say a pair of teenagers are to blame. And thats not the only attack these teens are accused of. Fox 13s evan lambert tells us about a very violent weekend. 3 Vanessa Martinez is spending sunday in bedwith a broken nose, fractured bones in her face and a swollen eye. Deptuies say two teens robbed and beat the 32yearold mother early sunday morning all for her purse. AVanessa Martinez, victim21
He was missing for an hour but he never knew it, he was at the center the entire time. Police went and checked that out. Were told that dcf will evaluate the situation and visiting with the boys mother when she gets finished up dealing with the police. Several people will have to answer for several charges here for failing those false reports. We are waiting for the names involved. The boy is safe and never in any danger. That is good news. Thank you, evan. The storms that moved through this afternoon left a mess. And the damage in harper heights. Reporter crews have been here trying to fix downed lines and i counted homes with the damage. Many homes had their roofs ripped right off. Were inside, the next their phone alarms alerted them and before they could take cover, the damage was being done. The wind came up howling i said get the wind dough closed. We had to hold the shutters. We would have lost our heads. The house did shake, i think it happen sod fast i could not process what w
He hit me in the face with the gun and pushed me down, and then he started hitting me again with the gun. Right now at 10 00, a local mother shares a tale or terror. She was briewltsly brutally attacked outside her home as a part of a Violent Crime spree by two teens. And two toddlers are in the hospital after nearly drowning at two different homes today. Some florida lawmakers want teens with minor crimes but others say it gives them a free pass to run wild. We take a look at the legislation. Good evening, im haley hines. And im lloyd sowers, thanks for being with us tonight. New at 10 00 we are hearing terrifying details of random armed robberies. Two teenagers attacked and robbed two people at gunpoint at two neighboring apartment complexes last night. Evan, you spoke to one of the people attacked. How is she doing tonight . Lloyd, that 32yearold mother is out of the hospital and healing slowly. She says she wants to tell her story so she can point out and people can see the heartle