The latest on the manhunt for the killer of Deputy Williams and Diogi:
Hundreds of police were swarming "through every square inch" of thickly overgrown Florida woods Friday as the manhunt intensified for an accused cop killer."I want to say to his friends, that if you try to hide him or move him, we'll put you in jail," said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd at a Friday news conference in Lakeland.
"We're watching associates, we're watching their movements, we're watching people who we have linked to him all over the state of Florida at this time," he said.
Police insist they will not rest until they capture the man, whom they suspect of killing a sheriff's deputy and wounding another during a routine traffic stop. They think he is involved in a narcotics ring.
Eh, illegal Jamaicans are famous for not being here to pick tomatoes.
The police are searching a large, wooded area, between 75-150 acres. It sounds like they'll be needing some more dogs -- bloodhounds. The killer's got quite a few aliases, the latest are Alex or Andrew Cloxton or Angleo Freeland.
One item of good news is that they believe Diogi may have gotten in a bite.
UPDATE:
He's dead.
The search for a man who shot two sheriff’s deputies fewer than 24 hours ago has ended fatally today, according to the Polk County sheriff. The suspect was shot to death this morning as he hid in a hollowed-out area under a fallen oak tree west of Lakeland.“God will be the judge and jury this time,” said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
The man was shot multiple times.
Good riddance.
The Williams family has been informed of the murderer's death -- a grim satisfaction to whoever delivered the news.
My condelences to the Williams family for their terrible and senseless loss.
Sheriff Grady's announcement here. (Video)
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well at least he's in custody now.
it's just sickening, these guys go out and put themselves on the line..
thanks for the coverage, Donnah. There is a black cloud over our entire area right now.
Yeah, he's in custody. Cell's pretty chilly too.
Posted by: Donnah at September 29, 2006 11:46 AMThanks for the extensive coverage, Donnah.
And good on Sheriff Grady and his officers, too.
The thought of this waste of skin shoveling coal in hell for eternity is quite satifying.
My deepest sympathy to the Williams and Diogi family and friends on their terrible loss.
I was watching Fox this morning when they bagged him. Good riddance to street trash that has caused so much harm.
Its sad that he was able to enter the country illegally, obtain weapons and train with them, run his narcotics operation and never make the radar screen...until he went nutzo durring a minor traffic stop.
Excellant coverage D :/
BTW, whats the word on Folley?
I was thinking about how the other deputy must feel. He called for help and the other guy got killed. He didn't even have to spend any time in the hospital with his leg wound. He must feel simultaneously like the luckiest guy on earth and the guiltiest.
Thanks for the tip about Foley, G, I hadn't been paying attention.
Posted by: Donnah at September 29, 2006 05:03 PMGreat job on covering the murder of the Deputy and subsequent removal from our society the trash that killed him. I question why the florida bar won't step in and investigate grady "slimebag" irvin's involvement in this case. And the family of the murderer should be ashamed at even questioning what happened. It was his family that failed to raise him right in the first place!
Posted by: charlie at October 9, 2006 09:53 AM