Pasco Sheriff Deputies Arrest Suspect In Home Invasion, Shooting

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – A 50-year-old Dunedin man with a long history of drug arrests has been charged with a home invasion and shooting in New Port Richey.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to 10745 Fawn Drive in the Bear Creek Estates neighborhood at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 18.

When deputies arrived, they saw a black sports utility vehicle fleeing the area and notified fellow deputies who were able to stop the SUV.

In the meantime, deputies went to the hospital to speak with the resident who had been shot in the upper left shoulder. The victim said the robber approached him with two firearms and demanded money. When the victim handed the robber some cash, the robber pistol whipped and then shot hit in the shoulder. He then placed the victim in the bathroom and threatened to kill him. The victim was able to escape through the bathroom window and call 911. His injuries were not life-threatening.

After obtaining a search warrant for the home and SUV and identifying witnesses, deputies arrested the driver of the SUV, James Edward Boyle of 1115 Orange Ave., Dunedin.

He was charged with attempted murder and armed kidnapping.

Boyle is well-known to Pasco deputies. He is on the sheriff’s office prolific offender list for arrests including possession of methamphetamines, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, felony possession of a firearm and possession of prescription drugs without a prescription.

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