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Back in October 2022, two men were accused of violently attacking and killing a bicyclist with a tire iron in Clearwater. Now, St. Pete police said they have arrested the same suspects for beating a different man with a tire iron that same evening.
Jermaine Bennett, of Tampa, Fla., is charged with first-degree murder in the "heinous and violent" attack of 49-year-old bicyclist Jefferey Chapman in Clearwater Beach on Friday.
Clearwater police have arrested a Tampa man and are searching for a second suspect after a man was killed while riding his bike in Clearwater early Friday morning.
A man accused of beating a bicyclist to death with a tire iron in Clearwater was arrested by law enforcement — but the search for another person involved is ongoing.