Police have detained at least three people in the Fort Myers area for questioning in the death of Washington Redskins football star Sean Taylor. A law enforcement official in Lee County confirmed the men from the Fort Myers area were in custody, but requested anonymity because the investigation is being handled by Miami-Dade County police. Miami-Dade police Detective Carlos Maura said he was not aware of anyone in custody. He said only that detectives were in the Fort Myers area for a case, but declined to say which one. The Miami Herald, which first reported the development on its Web site, said investigators believe three suspects learned of Taylor's house through someone who unwittingly set up the burglary by bragging about his wealth. The suspects include two teenagers and a man in his 20s, all from the Fort Myers area, the paper reported. A telephone message left at the Florida City Police Department for Taylor's father, Chief Pedro Taylor, was not immediately returned. Richard Sharpstein, a former Taylor lawyer and family friend, said: "It looks like the police are pursuing extremely good leads. It appears that the burglary was exactly as I've always stated, not random, that Sean's house was targeted." Evidence at Taylor's home indicated one or more intruders barged into the house early Monday in an attempted burglary, Miami-Dade police director Robert Parker said Wednesday. Early Monday, Taylor and longtime girlfriend, Jackie Garcia, were awakened by loud noises at Taylor's home in an affluent Miami suburb, according to Sharpstein. Taylor grabbed a machete he keeps in the bedroom for protection, Sharpstein said, then someone broke through the bedroom door and fired two shots, one missing and one hitting Taylor in the upper leg. Neither the couple's 18-month-old daughter, also named Jackie, nor Garcia were injured in the attack. The bullet damaged the femoral artery in Taylor's leg, causing significant blood loss. Taylor never regained consciousness and died a little more than 24 hours later. A public viewing for Taylor is scheduled Sunday in Miami, and the entire Redskins organization plans to fly to Florida to attend Monday's funeral at Pharmed Arena at Florida International University. Source: Jessica Gresko, AP
Four Arrested In Connection With Taylor Death Source NFL.com Link: http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d804ad902&template=without-video&confirm=true Article (below): MIAMI -- The Miami-Dade Police Department says it has arrested four people in connection with the shooting death of Washington Redskins football star Sean Taylor. Miami-Dade police department spokeswoman Linda O'Brien identified the men as: Venjah K. Hunte, 20; Eric Rivera Jr., 17; Jason Scott Mitchell, 17; and Charles Kendrick Lee Wardlow, 18. O'Brien said that the exact charges for each had not yet been determined but "we are talking murder and burglary," she said. Sean Taylor (1983-2007) Redskins fans gather at a makeshift memorial for Sean Taylor during a candlelight vigil at Redskins Park on Nov. 27, 2007 in Ashburn, Virginia. They were arrested Friday in southwest Florida, about 100 miles from Miami. They will be booked into the Lee County Jail and will eventually be returned to Miami, she said. She did not have any information on when they would appear in court or if they had attorneys. Taylor died Tuesday, one day after being shot at his home in an affluent Miami suburb during what officials said appeared to be an attempted burglary. The suspects weren't expecting Taylor to be home, said police Director Robert Parker said, but Taylor was recuperating from a knee injury and had returned home to Miami from Washington. "They were certainly not looking to go there and kill anyone," Parker said. Parker said authorities had more than one confession but would not elaborate. "We're looking into whether or not one or more of the individuals had been at the residence before," Parker said. Taylor and longtime girlfriend, Jackie Garcia, were awakened by loud noises at Taylor's home in an affluent Miami suburb, family friend Richard Sharpstein said. Taylor grabbed a machete he keeps in the bedroom for protection, Sharpstein said, then someone broke through the bedroom door and fired two shots, one missing and one hitting Taylor in the upper leg. Neither the couple's 18-month-old daughter, also named Jackie, nor Garcia were injured. The bullet damaged the femoral artery in Taylor's leg, causing significant blood loss. Taylor never regained consciousness and died a little more than 24 hours later. A public viewing for Taylor is scheduled Sunday in Miami, and the entire Redskins organization plans to fly to Florida to attend Monday's funeral at Pharmed Arena at Florida International University. The Redskins also announced that fans attending the team's Sunday game will receive a towel with Taylor's No.21 jersey on it and that his name will be displayed prominently in one of the end zones. Team owner Dan Snyder said in a statement the team will contribute a minimum of $500,000 to a fund to benefit Taylor's daughter. I think that would be a great gift for attending.
Oh my god....this actually was said by the police director? Is he a freaking idiot? These guys should be lined up and shot by a firing squad in a public arena. I don't care if they had the intention of killing someone or not, they took a gun, so obviously it crossed their mind someone could be there! All he's doing by saying this is giving the defense attorney that takes this scum's case a podium to stand on.:crackhead: :word39:
I was under the impression that they're not allowed to print the names of minors that get arrested. Guess I was wrong.
i wonder how much the tickets would cost i'd buy one.Hopefully they are the right people and they all get the electric chair or have that slow and painful death i forgot what its called but they inject something into your body thats the way they should die.
Glad they caught someone so quickly. Also it appears to be an inside burglary attempt as at least one involved knew the house but I don't believe they knew someone was going to be there. BTW does Ol' Sparky still work in sunny FLA?
