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Brandon Meyer - Former Times Staffer
Brandon Meyer

Former Times Staffer

  1. Pinellas County inmate found dead one day after his arrest
    Feb. 10, 2020• Crime
    James Johnstone, 54, of Pinellas County was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon after jail personnel found him in an unresponsive state.
  2. The driver of an SUV fled after hitting a child in Hillsborough. Now she’s in jail, deputies say.
    Jan. 31, 2020• Crime
    Nakeeba Ryan, 24, was arrested Friday morning and charged with leaving in the scene of a crash involving injury. Deputies say she struck a teenage girl with her SUV on 15th Street in Tampa Thursday evening and didn't stop to help or report the crash.
  3. Several were shot at a St. Petersburg club last month. So far nobody faces charges.
    Jan. 29, 2020• St. Petersburg
    A shell casing rested in the parking lot outside Cabana Sands hours after at least five people were shot. The club is in the background.
  5. Country music singer Daniel Lee Martin faces child sex abuse charges in Pasco
    Jan. 29, 2020• Crime
    Daniel Lee Martin, 54, of Pasco, was arrested on charges of lewd and lascivious exhibition and prohibition of certain acts in connection with obscenity, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.
  6. Watch: SpaceX rocket launches from Cape and lands offshore
    Jan. 29, 2020• Florida
    A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying a communication satellite lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Thursday, April 11, 2019. [Associated Press]
  7. Boy, 9, arrested in knife attack on five-year-old sister in Ocala
    Jan. 28, 2020• Crime
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  8. Man dead, woman injured following bloody knife attack in Pasco County
    Jan. 27, 2020• Pasco
    Kyle Heady, 28, of Zephyrhills was charged with homicide and attempted homicide in a Sunday night assault. Heady told detectives that he flew into a rage after his repeated requests for cash were rebuffed.
  9. Two men shot, wounded in Pinellas Park melee, police say
    Jan. 2, 2020• Crime
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  10. How the Tampa Bay Times discovered lost black cemeteries
    Dec. 31, 2019• Long Reads
    A Times investigation led to the rediscovery of Zion Cemetery underneath Robles Park Village.
  11. Woman critically injured after car hits mausoleum at St. Pete cemetery
    Dec. 30, 2019• St. Petersburg
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  12. Tampa woman, 31, killed in wrong-way crash in Plant City
    Dec. 27, 2019• Hillsborough
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  13. Woman biking with dog is struck and killed on U.S. 19 in Hudson
    Dec. 27, 2019• Pasco
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  14. Eight injured as shots are fired outside nightclub in St. Petersburg
    Dec. 26, 2019• St. Petersburg
    A car with severe front end damage from a presumed hit-and-run crash that occurred at the Coquina Key Shopping Plaza just outside the Cabana Sands nightclub sits idle early Thursday after police investigate it and a shooting that followed. Police were not saying if the two incidents are related Thursday afternoon.
  15. Tampa woman critically injured in Hillsborough hit-and-run
    Dec. 26, 2019• Crime
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  16. Palm Harbor pedestrian dies after being hit by car on Christmas Eve.
    Dec. 25, 2019• Pinellas
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  17. Teen on bicycle seriously injured in Palm Harbor crash
    Dec. 17, 2019• Pinellas
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  18. Video: St. Pete police searching for suspect in Dec. 12 murder
    Dec. 16, 2019• Crime
    St. Petersburg police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in the Monday morning shooting death of a 24-year-old man.
  19. Mom abandoned kids in bus to smoke weed on boat, police say
    Dec. 14, 2019• Breaking News
    A transient mother is facing three counts of felony child neglect after an officer found three children alone on a dilapidated bus early Saturday morning.
  20. Mom abandoned kids in bus to smoke weed on boat. police say
    Dec. 14, 2019• Photos
    A transient mother is facing three counts of felony child neglect after an officer found three children alone on a dilapidated bus early Saturday morning.
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  21. Arrest made in fatal shooting of Tampa man made famous in Facebook attack
    Dec. 13, 2019• Crime
    Roy Dean, 42, of Tampa has been charged in the November shooting death of 47-year-old Alex Stephens.
  22. Tampa police officer struck in face with pliers by burglar at auto parts store
    Dec. 9, 2019• Crime
    Leonard Henry, inset, faces charges of burglary, battery of a law enforcement officer, criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance.
  23. Vandal glues shut doors of Clearwater homeowners association board
    Dec. 6, 2019• Real Estate
    Four board members at Horizon House co-op had their locks targeted by a vandal Thanksgiving week. Clearwater police are currently investigating the incident.
  24. Watch live: SpaceX rocket set to launch from Cape Canaveral, land at sea
    Dec. 4, 2019• Breaking News
    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in Cape Canaveral. (Craig Bailey/Florida Today via AP)