Suspected arsonist arrested as Bradford County motel engulfed in flames
Firefighters had to be pulled back from Economy Inn fire because of ‘suspicious items’
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Economy Inn on U.S. 301 in flames May 20. (WJXT)
LAWTEY, Fla. – A man suspected of intentionally starting a fire at the Economy Inn on U.S. 301 in Lawtey has been arrested, according to the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Gordon Smith said the man, whose name has not been released yet, walked next door to a convenience store and said he had a bomb next door, prompting a call to police.
He said officers found the man and were talking with him outside but he tried to run and got into a scuffle with the officers. One officer was bitten and another was hit in the face, Smith said. They suffered minor injuries.
Times Square shooting suspect waives extradition, officials say
Farrakhan Muhammad, 31, faces attempted murder charges in Saturday’s shooting
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Farrakhan Muhammad mugshot over file image taken from video by the FDNY.
STARKE, Fla. – The man suspected in the Times Square shooting that injured two women and a 4-year-old girl is heading back to New York City to face charges in that case, authorities told News4Jax.
Bradford County officials said Farrakhan Muhammad, 31, waived extradition and is being taken back to New York, where he’s wanted on attempted murder charges in Saturday’s triple shooting.
Muhammad was arrested Wednesday at a McDonald’s in Starke following a nationwide manhunt after the U.S. Marshals Service notified the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office that he had ties to the area.
Farrakhan Muhammad, 31, was arrested in Florida on Wednesday on suspicion of being the man responsible for shooting three people in New York City's Times Square neighborhood earlier this week.