Crime & Safety

Body Found Off Dade City Road Leads To Arrest of 79-Year-Old Man

A 79-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a body found off State Road 471 near Cumpressco Road in Dade City Sunday.

A 79-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a body found off State Road 471 near Cumpressco Road in Dade City Sunday.
A 79-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a body found off State Road 471 near Cumpressco Road in Dade City Sunday. (Pasco Sheriff)

DADE CITY, FL — A 79-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a body found off State Road 471 near Cumpressco Road in Dade City Sunday.

The Pasco County sheriff's investigation led detectives to Miguel Angel Rios Pizarro on Monday who admitted that he shot the man during an argument over money.

Pizarro was arrested in Polk County on a warrant out of Pasco County and remains at the Polk County Detention Center.

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