Arrest Made In Bradenton Double Homicide

BRADENTON, FL — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has announced an arrest in connection with a Jan. 13 double homicide in Bradenton. According to the agency, Andrew Thompson was charged with two counts of murder Friday morning.

The charges against Thompson stem the deaths of Lashawna Stevenson-Weeks, 27, and Barry Joseph, 32. Their bodies were found outside a home in the 5200 block of 15th Street Court East around 1:20 p.m. Jan. 13. The sheriff’s office has said both victims live in Manatee County, but not at the address where their bodies were found.

The deaths sparked a hunt for a dark sedan investigators believed may have been connected with the crime.

Details about Thompson’s arrest have not yet been released.

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