Clearwater Grandmother Accused Of Witness Tampering In Murder Case

CLEARWATER, FL — Clearwater police detectives have arrested the grandmother of a murder victim after being accused of threatening a witness in the case.

Peggy Sue Camarillo, 58, of Starkey Road in Seminole was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with tampering with a witness. She was booked into the Pinellas County Jail, according to a Clearwater police report.

Camarillo is the grandmother of Michael Conrad, who was shot and killed at Bay Cove Apartments on July 6. Stuart Beck, who was in a relationship with the same woman as Conrad, has been charged with first-degree murder, police said.

According to police, Camarillo used social media to threaten and intimidate the woman involved in the relationship triangle.

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"I have to bury my baby in a couple of days and you know how hard that is going to be I will not be responsible for my actions," Camarillo wrote."Remember I am a crazy (expletive) and I am not going to deal with this so your best bet is to get the (expletive ) away from here you'll never live peaceful in this town that's a promise."

Because of the threats, the woman who was at the apartment at the time of the shooting fled the state prior to scheduled court hearings, police said.

Camarillo has been released on a $2,163 surety bond.