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In a Tampa courtroom on Thursday afternoon, a convicted murderer will learn his fate as he faces life in prison for killing a young nursing student. ....
Billy Bennett Adams III, 25, is accused of enticing his five-months-pregnant girlfriend Alana Sims, 22, to a site in Tampa on January 30, where he allegedly shot her dead. ....
Gary Pyrus is charged with sexual battery and kidnapping after allegedly posing as a ride share driver and raping the woman who got into his car. He decided to go before a jury to answer for the charges. ....
Judge allows foster mother accused of child abuse to see biological children Gloria Gomez reports. TAMPA, Fla. - Amanda Gary has been a foster mother for years. Her attorney, Rick Escobar, says children are her life. I would characterize Amanda Gary as the foster mother of the decade, said Escobar. Gary was arrested for aggravated child abuse of a six-week-old foster child. Prosecutors say the baby’s legs were broken and the baby was rushed to the hospital. Medical staff alerted authorities who later arrested Gary. But Escobar says, there was a series of mistakes made by medical staff and a rush to judgment by child protection investigators. ....