Florida man arrested after video shows him dragging woman’s lifeless body

A Florida man was arrested and charged with abuse of a corpse after he unknowingly equipped police with residence surveillance footage that confirmed him dragging the lifeless physique of a 38-year-old lady by way of his home.

William Redden, 51, allegedly wrapped the corpse of Stephanie Shenefield in a sheet earlier than dragging her lifeless physique to his automotive and driving to a ditch, the place he tossed her stays, in accordance with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Workplace.

It was not clear how the girl died.

Shenefield, a mom of two, took an Uber to the house of Redden, an alleged drug vendor, at 1:20 a.m. on Friday, June 3, investigators stated.

Sooner or later within the evening, Shenefield died inside the home and Redden allegedly disposed of her physique as a substitute of calling for assist, Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells stated.

“William Redden does nothing about it,” Sheriff Wells stated at a press convention aired on WTSP Tampa Bay 10. “He doesn’t name 911, he doesn’t name authorities, he doesn’t name anybody.”

Redden, an eight-time convicted felon, advised detectives that Shenefield stayed at his home that evening — however left the subsequent morning.

The detectives then requested Redden if they may take the DVRs from surveillance cameras on the within and exterior of the home. He complied and stated the cameras don’t file inside his home and are solely a “dwell monitoring” system, in accordance with the sheriff’s workplace.

“He tells them they don’t file contained in the residence. He was improper,” Wells stated. “Fortunately he’s ignorant and didn’t know that. As a result of it labored for us.”

To investigators’ shock, the video unveiled the ultimate moments of Shenefield’s life and offered hints as to how her physique ended up in a ditch in Palmetto.

The detectives verified by way of the video footage that Shenefield was at Redden’s residence in Palmetto and died there in the course of the evening. Investigators haven’t but decided the reason for demise.

Redden then could be seen “dragging her lifeless physique all through the home” and loading it right into a automotive earlier than driving off, Wells stated.

Two individuals strolling their canine discovered Shenefield’s “badly decomposed” physique in a 12-foot-deep drainage ditch close to railroad tracks Thursday, June 9, in accordance with the sheriff’s workplace.

The Florida mother was reported lacking after Sunday, June 5, when she didn’t present up for work and likewise had missed a live performance Friday night.

“William Redden is a chunk of crap, that’s what he’s. He had the chance to name regulation enforcement, to name 911, to attempt to save her,” Wells stated.

“He may have executed plenty of issues, however that’s not his character,” he added. “The one factor he considered was attempting to eliminate the proof that was in his automotive – that was a human being; that was somebody that was really cherished on this group.”

Redden was charged with abuse of a corpse, possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of an altered firearm. Extra expenses are anticipated to be introduced because the investigation continues, Wells stated.

“We’ll proceed to research this, however we wish you to know that our hearts break for the household of Stephanie,” the sheriff stated.

He’s being held on the Manatee County Jail on $108,000 bond.