Woman Charged With Murder In Nov. 21 Death: Sarasota Police

SARASOTA, FL — A Sarasota woman has been charged in connection with a suspicious death that happened on Nov. 21, authorities said.

Eugenia Bright, 43, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in relation to the death, according to a Sarasota Police Department news release.

Officers responded to the 800 block of Mecca Drive just before 11 a.m. on Nov. 21 for a welfare check because Bright didn’t show up for work that day.

She was found “in and out of unconscious on a bed” by rescue workers and brought to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, police said. She was given a dose of Narcan on her way to the hospital.

Several pills and a bottle were found on the bed next to her, according to her arrest affidavit.

The body of a 53-year-old man was found on the floor, as well as blood on the door and floor, a large knife, and a handwritten note with funeral requests, SPD said.

“I do not want a funeral!!!! Just cremate me,” the note read, according to police records,

Detectives developed probable cause to charge Bright with second-degree murder, the agency said.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Sarasota Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 941-263-6070 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 941-366-TIPS or online at www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com.