Friday, January 30th:
*Status Conference Hearing (@ 8:15am ET) – FL –
Damion Allen Tillman (23),
Keven Michael Springfield (30) &
Brandon Cyril Rollins (27) (July 17, 2020, Frostproof) -
*Tony Lee J. “TJ” Wiggins, Jr. (26/now 31) aka John L. Wiggins arrested (3/14/20) &
charged (6/23/23) & arraigned (7/25/23) with 4 counts felony possession of firearms. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Polk County
Judge Michelle Pincket presiding. Defense attorney Daniel Hernandez.
Case & court info from 6/23/23 thru 12/16/25 reference post #402 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...cred-frostproof-17-july-2020-3.682061/page-21
1/14/26 Update: Hearing held. Minutes of Court. Notice of court date. Status conference hearing was continued to 1/23/26 @ 1pm. Judgment conditions (3). And pretrial conference hearing on 3/24/26 @ 1pm.
1/16/26 Update: Minutes of the Court. Notice of Court date. Status conference on 1/23/26 was cancelled & continued on 1/30/26 @ 8:15am. Docket updates: Judgement conditions (3).
ALSO:
*Motions Hearing (@ 8:15 am ET) – FL –
Damion Allen Tillman (23),
Keven Michael Springfield (30) &
Brandon Cyril Rollins (27) (July 17, 2020, Frostproof) -
*Tony Lee J. “TJ” Wiggins, Jr. (26/now 31) aka John L. Wiggins arrested (7/21/20) &
charged (7/23/20) & indicted (9/30/20) with 3 counts of 1st degree capital murder, tampering with evidence (F3), possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (F-2) & possession of ammunition by a convicted felon (F-2). Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP. In custody of Federal Agency. On 3/28/25 was transferred to Polk County. Polk County
Murder trial was set to begin on 7/22/24 for jury selection & continued due to Federal trial starting first. Federal trial was set to begin on 7/1/24 continued on 1/8/25 & was cancelled. Will let murder charges proceed first.
Murder trial is set to begin with Jury Selection on 2/23/26.
Judge J. Kevin Abdoney presiding. Asst. State attorney Mark Levine & defense attorney Bjorn Brunvand.
Crime & court info from 7/22/20 thru 1/12/26 reference post #403 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...cred-frostproof-17-july-2020-3.682061/page-21
1/14/26 Docket update: Judgments (3). Next status conference hearing on 1/23/26 @ 1pm & jury selection on 2/23/26 @ 8am.
1/21/26 Docket updates: [700-706] Supplemental Discovery (2); Certificate to procure out of state witness (2); Notice-Affidavit to procure out of state witness. 1/22/26 Docket updates: [707-708] Supplemental Discovery & Notice of intent. 1/23/26 Docket update: [709] Supplemental Discovery. 1/26/26 Docket update: [710[ Supplemental Discovery. Next all pending motions hearing on 1/30/26 @ 8:15am.
*Status Conference Hearing (@ 8:15am ET)
-*Tony Lee J. “TJ” Wiggins, Jr. (26/now 31) aka John L. Wiggins arrested &
charged (3/14/20) & arraigned (6/5/20) with 2nd degree aggravated battery (person uses a deadly weapon) & 3rd degree aggravated assault (deadly weapon w/o intent to kill). Plead not guilty. Bond $6K. Bonded out on 3/16/20. Bond was cancelled (7/22/20). Polk County
Trial set to begin with Jury Selection on 2/23/26.
Judge J. Kevin Abdoney presiding.
Crime & court info from 12/29/21 thru 1/13/26 reference post #403 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...cred-frostproof-17-july-2020-3.682061/page-21
1/14/26 Update: Next status conference hearing continues on 1/23/26 @ 1pm. Judgments (3). Jury selection set to begin on 2/23/26 @ 8am.
1/16/26 Update: Minutes of the Court. Notice of Court date. Status conference on 1/23/26 was cancelled & continued on 1/30/26 @ 8:15am
*Status Conference Hearing (@ 8:15am ET) -
*Tony Lee J. “TJ” Wiggins, Jr. (26/now 31) -
*Charged (12/29/21) & arraigned (2/1/22) with battery on a LE officer, Michael Felton Sumner on 12/27/21 did actually & intentionally touch or strike Sumner. Plead not guilty. Polk County
Trial set to begin with Jury Selection on 2/23/26.
Judge J. Kevin Abdoney presiding.
Crime & court info from 12/29/21 thru 1/6/26 reference post #403 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...cred-frostproof-17-july-2020-3.682061/page-21
1/9/26 Update: Minutes of Court. Status hearing continued on 1/14/26 @ 9am for all pending motions with Judge J. Kevin Abdoney presiding. Judgment conditions (4). Status hearing on 1/14/26 was cancelled. Next status conference hearing on 1/23/26 @ 1pm & jury selection set to begin on 2/23/26 @ 8am.
1/16/26 Update: Minutes of the Court. Notice of Court date. Status conference on 1/23/26 was cancelled & continued on 1/30/26 @ 8:15am.
*Mary Clare Whittemore (27/now 32) – Plead guilty to a plea deal. Received a 4 year (1,461) prison sentence. Credit for time served 1,415 days. Left to serve as of 6/14/24 was 46 days. Released on 10/2/24.
*William Robert Wiggins (21/now 27) – Plead guilty to a plea deal. Will only serve 5 years in prison & 2 years probation. Will testify against TJ. Disposition adjudication withheld.