Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Stephen Tomlinson Murder Trial


A youth minister was charged with strangling his 13-year-old neighbor, about a month after the teen's body was discovered in a park, authorities said. The body of seventh-grader Stephen Donald Tomlinson was discovered by some teenagers walking through the county park (12/8/05).

Joshua Rosa, 19, was arrested at his job at a Sports Authority after DNA evidence linked him to the slaying of Stephen Tomlinson, the Hillsborough County's sheriff's office said. Rosa was being held without bail on a murder charge. He made his initial court appearance Saturday, but it was not known if he had an attorney, a jail official said.

Detectives said Tomlinson's blood was found on Rosa's hands and on a pair of white gloves and fingernail clippers which Rosa was carrying. Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee said the clippers were probably used to "remove evidence."

Rosa gave several misleading statements when detectives interviewed him, and he had been under constant surveillance for the past weeks, Gee said.

As time permits will be uploading RAW video from the trial @ DailyMotion.com/TrialBuzz Channel. Yep I have moved again. LiveVideo - loved some of the features but the execution from the administrator point of view was rough.

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