FL- Damion Tillman, Keven Springfield, Brandon Rollins,massacred,Frostproof, 17 July 2020*MEDIA,MAPS

[Seattle1]

Florida sheriff: 3 best friends beaten, fatally shot as they met up to go fishing Friday night

July 18, 2020

FROSTPROOF, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the person(s) who killed three men Friday night, July 17 in Frostproof, Florida.

According to PCSO, Damion Tillman, 23, Keven Springfield, 30 and Brandon Rollins, 27 were beaten and shot as they met up to go fishing around 10 p.m. on Lake Streety near US 27.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Tillman showed up to the lake first and was killed. Rollins and Springfield arrived together a short time later and were shot.

Rollins was able to call his father and said, “Help”. His father knew his son had gone fishing and immediately headed to Lake Streety.

Deputies said when he arrived, he found his son barely alive, and his two friends dead. PCSO said Rollins was able to say a few things to his father, but details about their conversation is not being released.

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Sheriff Judd said, “I’ve been to a lot of murder scenes, but this is one of the worst I’ve ever seen.”

 

[Seattle1]

If you have information that leads to the arrest of the murder(s), you are entitled to a $5,000 reward, according to Sheriff Judd.

Below is the message from Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd’s Facebook post:

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is on the scene of triple murder in Frostproof on Lake Streety Rd. There are three adult male victims who were fishing on Lake Streety last night (July 16, 2020) prior to being murdered. If anyone has information about this homicide they are urged to contact Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-8477 or www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com. Anonymity is guaranteed!

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[Seattle1]

UPDATE: 3 Friends Massacred While Fishing, Sheriff Grady Judd Requesting Information

July 18, 2020 at 10:44 pm

UPDATE: 7/18/2020 10:44am Per PCSO — Preliminary information is as follows: Around 10:06 p.m. on Friday, July 17, 2020, Brandon Rollins called his dad and said “Help” – his dad knew Brandon had gone fishing with his two friends, Keven and Damion. Brandon’s dad drove to Lake Streety Road. When he arrived he found his son Brandon barely alive, and his two friends deceased. Brandon was able to say a few things to his dad, which we are not releasing at this time.

Brandon’s dad left his home so fast, he forgot his cell phone. He drove to the nearest gas station to call 911.

When first responders arrived, all three men were deceased. They appear to have been beaten and shot. According to the families, the three men have been best friends for years and were fishing Friday night (on land, not in a boat).

A photo from the scene is attached in the link below. The trucks that the victims were in are the red and the white trucks. The black truck belongs to Brandon’s dad.

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According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Keven Springfield, 30, Damien Tillman, 23, and Brandon Rollins, 27 were brutally beaten and shot to death as they met up to go fishing around 10 pm.

Sheriff Grady Judd said Tillman showed up to the lake first and was killed. Rollins and Springfield arrived together a short time later in a separate pickup truck and were shot. After the altercation, Rollins was able to call his father and ask for help.

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Due to Florida’s Marsy’s law, names are typically not released; however, the names were authorized for release by the families. Check back frequently as details are subject to change as the investigation is developing.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Coverage starts about 19:20 mark re: Florida woman, AB, arrested after she pocketed the ~$12,000 from fraudulent Gimme Money campaign meant for the 3 victims families.

(ETA: Added to media thread for this case, link is at FL- Damion Tillman, Keven Springfield, Brandon Rollins,massacred,Frostproof, 17 July 2020*MEDIA,MAPS )

 

[Seattle1]

Polk grand jury indicts Wiggins in July triple homicide in Frostproof

Sept 30, 2020

A Polk County grand jury handed up an indictment late Tuesday against Wiggins, 26, for three counts of first-degree murder in the fatal shootings of Brandon Rollins, Damion Tillman and Keven Springfield.

Prosecutors now have 45 days to determine whether they will seek the death penalty against him should he be convicted. He remains in the Polk County Jail without bail pending trial

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In addition to the murder charges, the grand jury on Tuesday indicted T.J. Wiggins on allegations of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and tampering with evidence, stemming from allegations he threw the handgun out the window after leaving the scene of the killings. He’s scheduled to return to court for a status hearing Nov. 3.

The younger Wiggins, 21, is charged with accessory after the fact to a capital felony and tampering with evidence, on allegations he helped his brother toss Tillman’s body in the bed of the truck. Tillman, 23, had been driving. He was initially released after posting $46,000 bail, but was returned to custody in August after deputies asserted he had contacted his brother, which violated his pretrial release. He’s now being held in the Polk County Jail without bail pending trial.

Also charged with accessory after the fact to a capital felony is T.J. Wiggins’ girlfriend, Mary Clare Whittemore, 27, who remains in the Polk County Jail under $45,000 bail, court and jail records show.

 

[PayrollNerd]

Man accused of stealing from grave belonging to one of the friends killed on a fishing trip in Frostproof (msn.com)

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said Kevin Wheeler, 45, was seen on camera taking solar lights from the grave of Damion Tillman.

Deputies said Wheeler told them he was "getting lights" and he had "an interest with gravesite lights and was removing them because he thought they were pretty.”

Investigators said they found Damion’s gravesite, along with 5 additional solar lights, were found in the bed of Wheeler’s pick-up truck.

 

[Niner]

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