Crime & Safety
35-Year-Old Man Accused Of Murder Along Bradenton Street
A 35-year-old man has been accused of the November slaying that took place along a Bradenton street.
BRADENTON, FL -- A 35-year-old man has been accused of the November slaying that took place along a Bradenton street.
Arnell Elrod was charged with second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with the Nov. 17 murder of 23-year-old Breyon Pittman, who was found shot to death in a car.
The incident happened around 9 p.m. when the Manatee County Sheriff's Office received a call about the shooting. The car was found in the 2600 block of 17th St. E.
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"With the assistance of our Violent Crimes Task Force, Arnell Elrod was located at his residence and arrested without incident," explained Randy Warren of the Manatee County Sheriff's Office in announcing the arrest on Friday.
The sheriff's office said at the time of the shooting that witnesses heard multiple gunshots and saw the car crash into a ditch.
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"They also saw a black male in a white shirt exit the passenger side of the vehicle and flee on foot," the sheriff's office said at the time.
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