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   Henry to All   
   2 brothers, girlfriend arrested in "mass   
   25 Jan 21 10:46:32   
   
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   From: henry@boats.com   
      
   Two brothers and a woman have been arrested in connection with   
   the "massacre" of three best friends who set out on a fishing   
   trip at a central Florida lake last week, Polk County Sheriff   
   Grady Judd said Wednesday. One of the suspects, Tony "TJ"   
   Wiggins, 26, had previously been charged with 230 felonies, and   
   had been consistently arrested since he was 12, Judd said.   
      
   "He's pure evil in the flesh," the sheriff said.   
      
   His brother William Robert Wiggins, 21, and girlfriend Mary   
   Whittemore, 27, were also arrested. The three suspects are   
   scheduled to have their first court appearances at 1 p.m. on   
   Thursday, CBS affiliate WTSP reports.   
      
   Investigators interviewed all three suspects and said their   
   stories were "inconsistent and contradicting." Neither Tony   
   Wiggins nor Mary Whittemore are cooperating with detectives,   
   police said.   
      
   They are accused in the shooting and beating deaths of Damion   
   Tillman, 23; Keven Springfield, 30; and Brandon Rollins, 27; on   
   Friday night as they gathered at a remote boat ramp at Lake   
   Streety near Frostproof.   
      
   Judd, who has worked at the agency since 1972 called the crime   
   scene "horrific," describing the deaths as a "massacre." He said   
   the men were beaten and "shot up."   
      
   "I've been to a lot of murder scenes in my life, and this ranks   
   among the worst," Judd said during a Saturday news conference.   
      
   According to the sheriff, Tillman was at a Dollar General store   
   in the area and mentioned he was meeting his friends to go   
   fishing at the lake. The store clerk later told investigators   
   the suspects were in the store and overheard Tillman saying he   
   was meeting up with his friends.   
      
   Judd said Tony Wiggins told his brother to drive to the lake.   
   Once there, Tony Wiggins confronted Springfield, accusing him of   
   stealing his truck and selling the engine. Judd said   
   investigators have not yet determined whether that allegation is   
   true.   
      
   The brother told detectives Tony Wiggins shot all three victims,   
   then asked him to help put Tillman in the back of a truck.   
      
   The sheriff said the trio then went to a McDonald's and ordered   
   10 double cheeseburgers and two chicken sandwiches.   
      
   Rollins was still alive when the attackers left, Judd said. He   
   called his father for help. The father arrived about 10 minutes   
   later but forget his cellphone in a rush to help his son, so he   
   went to a convenience store to get help.   
      
   By the time help arrived, his son had died.   
      
   Detectives received tips about the case and obtained video from   
   the store. During a search warrant at the suspects' homes,   
   investigators found a gun that killed the victims, Judd said.   
      
   Tony Wiggins is charged with first-degree murder, tampering with   
   evidence and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. His   
   bother and girlfriend are each charged with accessory after the   
   fact. All three were expected to appear before a judge Thursday   
   afternoon. Attorneys for them were not listed on court records.   
      
   Earlier, Judd had announced a reward of $30,000 leading to   
   arrests in the case.   
      
   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-wiggins-arrests-massacre-   
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