Attempted Murder Suspect In Custody
Joseph Lamar turned himself in at Sarasota Police Department headquarters Tuesday evening without incident.
Sarasota Police Department is trumpeting its ability to have an attempted murder suspect to turn himself in through collaboration in the community. The department, now under the watch of Police Chief Bernadette DiPino, has attempted murder suspect Joseph Lamar in custody and have charged him with attempted murder and aggravated battery for a shooting Tuesday, according to police. Lamar turned himself in at Sarasota Police Headquarters on Adams Lane at about 5 p.m., and by his side were the Rev. Kelvin Lumpkin, a city commission candidate and leader of an anti-crime ministerial alliance FOCUS group; Trevor Harvey, president of the Sarasota NAACP and Leslie Williams, according to police. DiPino and Capt. Lucius Bonner were on hand to take …
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Jenni Styf
1:31 am on Sunday, January 13, 2013
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