Alabama Man Charged in Altoona Double Murder

TAVARES, Florida—An Alabama man already in the Volusia County on unrelated charges has been arrested in the murders of two men, one month and one day after they were found. Roger Myles Gilbert, 35, is accused of killing Shane Eugene Clements, 41, of Altoona and David Thomas Mikell, 34, at Mikell’s home located at 45918 Pennsylvania Avenue in Altoona. The two men were found dead of gunshot wounds around 9 p.m. Aug. 25, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Lt. John Herrell. LCSO has not released a motive for the slayings. Just a day after the murders, Gilbert was arrested […]

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Violent End to August as LCSO Investigates 5 Homicides in 6 Days

LAKE COUNTY, Florida— It was a bloody and violent end to August in Lake County, as the sheriff’s office continues to investigate five homicides that occurred in just six days from one end of the county to the other. Numerous sources have told Inside Lake there was yet another homicide in unincorporated Fruitland Park Saturday, but LCSO did not respond to an email or a text all day Sunday to confirm. Altoona, Aug. 25 Around 9 p.m. Aug. 25, Shane Eugene Clements, 41, of Altoona, and David Thomas Mikell, 34, of Umatilla were found dead at a home at 45918

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Persons of Interest in Altoona Double Shooting Involved in “Encounter” with Ormond Beach Police Friday, Few Details Released

ORMOND BEACH, Florida—The two persons of interest in an Altoona double homicide Thursday night were involved in an incident with Ormond Beach Police Department Friday, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Lt. John Herrell. Herrell did not release many details Friday night and an email to Ormond Beach Police Department was unanswered at press time Friday. Rogers Myles Gilbert, age unknown, of Alabama, is in custody in Volusia County on unrelated charges “after an encounter with Ormond Beach police officers,” Herrell said. The second person of interest is a female whose name has not been released and her status is

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