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Florida man charged with killing pregnant girlfriend days after he’s acquitted of double murder
A Florida man allegedly gunned down his pregnant girlfriend simply days after he was acquitted of double homicide, authorities stated Wednesday.
Tampa law enforcement officials arrested alleged killer Billy Adams Wednesday and charged him with first-degree homicide and killing of an unborn little one eight days after the deadly taking pictures of Alana Sims.
Sims, solely 22, was gunned down exterior of her automotive, police stated, in line with WFLA. Her younger son was contained in the automobile on the time and was not harmed.
Investigators stated Adams and Sims had been in a relationship, the report stated.
Adams, 25, was discovered not responsible of killing two males on Jan. 27, just some days earlier than he allegedly killed Sims, who investigators stated was the daddy of the unborn little one, Fox 13 reported.
Tampa Police Main Michael Stout stated the sufferer thought she was going to a celebration for Adams to rejoice his not-guilty verdict earlier than gunfire rang out, the tv station reported. Stout reportedly stated the motive seems to be that Adams was not able to be a father.
Tampa Interim Police Chief Lee Bercaw stated in a press release the crime allegedly dedicated by Adams is “unthinkable.”
“I hope this arrest brings some closure to the sufferer’s household who’s mourning the lack of two family members,” he stated. “We’re working with the State Lawyer’s Workplace to make sure the suspect is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the regulation.”
State Lawyer Susan Lopez stated the suspect’s actions had been “unimaginable” as she referenced the earlier trial.
“Whereas we respect the decision of the jury within the prior case, we disagreed with it and that’s the reason we prosecuted him,” Lopez stated in a press release. “We’ll proceed to work with (Tampa police) to prosecute him for these newest crimes.”
Stout, the police main, stated Adams allegedly admitted to pulling the set off within the deadly taking pictures, however didn’t present a lot regret for it.
“I didn’t discover him remorseful in watching my detectives do the interview, no,” Stout stated, in line with Fox 13.