Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd gives an update on the case on 'Fox & Friends.'
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Steve this is one of the worst
Steve. This is one of the worst
cases our next guest has ever
seen in his long law enforcement
career,
two brothers and a woman charged
in the massacre of three best
friends on a fishing trip down
in Florida,
a suspect caught on surveillance,
video with one of the victims
just minutes before the brutal
murders,
the alleged gunman Tony T dot. J
Wiggins is a career criminal
with more than two hundred and thirty felonies on
his record
Polk County Sheriff Brady Judd,
who was with us earlier in the
week when they were trying to
figure it all out, joins us live
from Florida
sheriff. What was
what cracked the case for you
Steve when we were working
the crime scene, we noticed in
one of the victims vehicles
there was a bag from a local
store,
so we took the receipt, went
back to the store.
It was dollar general, who was
totally cooperative with us
very helpful.
They gave us the video
and there stood in the line to
cash out our victim,
and would you know just behind
the victim? Were the two suspects
standing in line to cash out as
well
Steve? Do you believe it was a
happenstance? They were in line,
or did they see the victims and
decide to go up behind them?
No,
its just a fluke.
In fact, all three of the
suspects were in the store,
its a small community.
They all know each other.
In fact, the one victim had a
casual conversation, not
Anna Mated conversation with
the shooter, while they were
standing in line to check out
Steve, oh man.
Apparently there was some
conversation according to the
brother of the shooter that it
was some kind of a truck deal
gone wrong right,
absolutely
the our victim Damion. He told
the clerk, he said Kevin and I
are going fishing tonight,
and so, when he checked out
thats when t dot J said, is that
Kevin
hes, the one that took the
engine from my car or from my
truck?
And so he directed Robert there
and massacred the three of them
Steve about ten minutes later,
and there are the suspects right
there
t dot. J Wiggins has two hundred and thirty felony
charges.
He is the man far left
he is accused of being the
shooter.
How was this guy out on the
street with two hundred and thirty felony charges?
Well, interestingly enough,
he started being arrested after
the twelve years of age.
A lot of them were juvenile
charges.
You know they dont like to
lock up juveniles.
Here is a guy who was breaking
into dozens of cars, committing
criminal mischiefs and he
elevated up
our prosecutor, who is simply
the very best, has kept him in
jail six of the last eight years,
and he is still out on bond
today or before the three
murders for breaking someones
arm in a fight,
Steve, unbelievable.
It is so frustrating
and im sure the family you
know in some measure is
grateful that they finally are
able to connect the dots- and
perhaps these are you know,
justice will be done,
but still three lives lost
sheriff. Thank you very much for.
Transcript generated on 2020-07-29.