Posted on 07/19/2020 12:34:47 AM PDT by LibWhacker
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) –Three young men were “massacred” during a fishing trip in Frostproof Friday night in what Sheriff Grady Judd called one of the worst murder scenes he’s ever witnessed.
Judd said Frostproof residents Brandon Rollins, 27, Keven Springfield, 30, and Damion Tillman, 23, were to meet at Lake Streety off US Hwy 27 Friday evening for some ‘night fishing.’
“It’s about as far out in the middle of the woods as you can get,” Judd said. “It’s a peaceful area. There’s a beautiful lake where three very close friends were going fishing last night.”
Judd said Damion arrived first to the lake in his truck. As soon as he did, investigators believe he was murdered by one or more individuals.
They were in the process of murdering Tillman when Judd said Rollins and Springfield arrived in another vehicle. Detectives believe they were immediately “shot up.”
“Here’s what the murderers didn’t count on,” Judd said. “One of our victims, Brandon Rollins, was able to call his father and say, ‘help.'”
The sheriff said Rollins’ father heard the call, got up, got dressed and drove to the lake. When he arrived, he witnessed what had happened.
They were in the process of murdering Tillman when Judd said Rollins and Springfield arrived in another vehicle. Detectives believe they were immediately “shot up.”
“Here’s what the murderers didn’t count on,” Judd said. “One of our victims, Brandon Rollins, was able to call his father and say, ‘help.'”
The sheriff said Rollins’ father heard the call, got up, got dressed and drove to the lake. When he arrived, he witnessed what had happened.
Judd said the father was able to have final words with his son, Brandon, before he passed. The information Rollins gave to his father about the suspects remains confidential, the sheriff’s office said.
“These folks appear to be beaten and shot,” Judd said. “Do you hear me? Beaten and shot.”
Judd could not say whether the murders were random, or targeted.
“One or more murderers that killed three people in a little country community,” he continued. “A very safe, very quiet community. Murdered them while they were on their way to go catfishing last night.”
Judd said there is a $5,000 reward for anyone who has information that leads to the arrest of the murderers in the case.
“I’ve been to a lot of murder scenes in my life, and this ranks among the worst I’ve been to,” Judd said.
News Channel 8’s Justin Schecker was able to talk to the family and girlfriend of Rollins.
“I was just so upset last night, I just didn’t know what to do,” Cyril Rollins said.
Brandon Rollins’ mom and girlfriend Picture of Brandon Rollins courtesy of his family Brandon Rollins’ mom and girlfriend Picture of Brandon Rollins courtesy of his family
Picture of Brandon Rollins courtesy of his family He described for 8 On Your Side the final fateful call from his son.
“We heard some background and they fussing all that,” he said. “But I left, I went on out here. When I got there I was looking for my son. It was a mess. I found my son. I was holding him he was telling me what happened but i was too shocked to know what was going on.”
Rollins’ girlfriend Jessica Steenson said at the scene of the murders, Sheriff Judd shook her hand and made a promise.
“That he will not stop until justice is served for them three boys, my boyfriend, and his two best friends,” she said. “I moved here from Jacksonville, Florida, for him two years ago and this is not how it was supposed to be and I want justice for him. And I will not stop until he gets it.”
Justice is all Rollin’s heartbroken mother Dottie Payton wants, too.
“I want it to be served the right way and I’m sure they’re out there watching and seeing what’s going on and they need to come forward,” she said.
You’re a NAZI!
Not really, and you haven’t offended me, but I could just the occasional sincere apology.
For nothing in particular, feel free to make something to apologize up out of whole cloth...
Best of luck.
“Not really, and you haven’t offended me, but I could just the occasional sincere apology.”
I’m sincerely sorry for being a Tennessee redneck that has only seen two black people in the backwoods. I’m also sorry for saying that they don’t hang around in the woods at night. I thought that was just us rednecks.
"Blacks would not be out in the woods at night or in the daytime for that matter."
I told you , you were flat wrong....and you ignore that...
Who said anything about a Nazi?
Ha!!
Give it up.....you were wrong to say that...and just admit it.
Ahhhhhhhh deep sigh, thank you!
You only see them if they smile...
dp he probably reads too much news...
Perfect reply man.
I’m from the Boston area.
On a road trip to FL around 1992 we met some Florida guy and two girls outside a convenience store while buying beers very late at night,
He invited us to come along, took us to some jungle road in the middle of nowhere and lit a tire on fire....Right in the middle of the street.
Cops came eventually and we took off then he set another fire in what looked like the same place/street somewhere else.
How did we get away from the cop? My buddy drove right through the fire to get away.
I dunno..
It was a CRAZY week in Florida i got to tell you..
I MISS those old days.....
Just a fraction of the story of that crazy night......and there were 6 other nights.
oh man....
I don’t know what was with all the tire graveyards that I saw down there. There were roads that went right into the water in places. We once walked past a roadblock of derelict freezers and other appliances, shot full of holes. When we turned around and came back there were a couple of yahoos with holstered pistols setting beer bottles on the appliances in preparation for some target practice. I’m not sure that our car provided sufficient evidence that someone may have been down-range, or not. And there was a bridge on the backside of Homestead AFB that we had a bonfire on. That was all early ‘80s. A nutty place, to be sure.
I was stationed there for 3 and a half years. I’m sometimes surprised that I survived.
Yes, or a group of terrorists/illegal aliens.
Yes, or a group of terrorists/illegal aliens.
Yes, I had got word of some of that from a friend of yours here.
Wishing you and yours the best.
YES! Sheriff Judd solved the murder
Caught! (3 hours ago)
Surveillance footage shows Florida massacre suspects follow victim at Dollar General
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-victim-follow-suspects-dollar-general-video-surveillance
Yes, saw that, thank you. Excellent police work. Perp’s a piece of work. A real mad dog. So glad he isn’t black because now we’d be hearing nothing about him but what a good boy he is.
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