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24-year-old man charged with murder in shooting at Andrea Cove Motel

 
Published May 28, 2017

LARGO — Pinellas sheriff's officers arrested a 24-year-old transient man Saturday in connection with a homicide at the Andrea Cove Motel in unincorporated Largo.

Angel E. Martinez was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Ricky Garland, 47, who was found shot Thursday in the parking lot at the motel, 10464 106th Ave. N. Garland was shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Martinez was arrested at the 22nd Avenue block of 19th Street S in St. Petersburg; he was taken to the Pinellas County jail.

Detectives said Martinez and Larrisha L. Williams, who were dating, argued in a vehicle parked near the motel when Garland was shot. Williams' children were also in the vehicle. She was arrested Thursday on two counts of felony child neglect; detectives said she left the children alone in an apartment the night of the murder.