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Grady Judd news conference on Mulberry shooting death
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd held a news conference Thursday morning on a woman's shooting death during an apparent gunfight in Mulberry.
MULBERRY, Fla. - Investigators have arrested a second gang member several hours after a violent argument led to a woman's shooting death, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Joshua Clark, a.k.a. "Chop," is now in custody, along with Jose Coronado, a.k.a. "Tweety," who was arrested earlier Thursday.
In a Thursday morning news conference, Sheriff Grady Judd said Clark and Jose Coronado, who are members of rival gangs, met up early Thursday off Levins Road near Mulberry.
According to Judd, the men had an argument, during which Coronado grabbed a gun from his vehicle as Clark retreated. Coronado's gun discharged, hitting his 28-year-old girlfriend, Mary Dino, in the chest.
Coronado then fired shots at Clark, leading to a gunfight, Judd said.
The sheriff said Coronado then drove Dino to Ryals Road, where he placed her on the tailgate of a truck and told the people inside to take her to the hospital because he had a warrant and needed to leave. Dino later died.
Investigators tracked down Coronado's car about 20 miles away along U.S. 17 north of Fort Meade, according to Judd, where a pursuit began. Deputies performed a PIT maneuver and took Coronado into custody.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd spoke Thursday morning on a deadly gunfight in Mulberry. One suspect was caught after a pursuit.
Clark was on the run for several more hours before he was caught, PCSO said. No further details surrounding his arrest have been released.
Judd said both men are known meth dealers and are part of what he called a "cranker colony." Coronado had a warrant for failure to appear in a meth trafficking case in Hillsborough County.
"I’m tired of hearing people say drugs are low level and nonviolent," Judd said.
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