Crime & Safety
Hillsborough Sheriff Makes Arrest In Sept. 6 Murder of Tampa Man
A 29-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree murder with a weapon in connection with the Sept. 6 death of a Tampa man.
TAMPA, FL – A 29-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree murder with a weapon, armed burglary and armed carjacking in connection with the Sept. 6 death of Michael Stephey, 66, of Tampa.
Dearman was charged Tuesday, Oct. 2 in Laurel, Mississippi, after being arrested on unrelated charges. She will be extradited back to Hillsborough County.
Stephey was found dead of upper body trauma inside his mobile home in the 7700 block of Sligh Avenue East in Tampa.
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Shortly after, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies identified Dearman as a person of interest (see related story).
The 1990 Lincoln Continental owned by Stephey was found abandoned at a truck stop in Sumter County.
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