Crime & Safety
Video Shows Accused Killer In Drug Deal At Store: Police
St. Pete police are asking for information from the public to help lead to the arrest of a man accused of killing a woman on Nov. 15.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A man who is accused of murder was caught on camera during a search warrant at Qwik Stop Food in St. Petersburg weighing marijuana and selling it to people inside the store, according to a news release.
The suspect, Tyree Bell, is wanted by police for the Nov. 15 murder of Arnieceia Milton. The video shows Bell getting money for the drugs at 1440 49th St. S. In another video from Nov. 1, Bell gets a baggie from the clerk and sells it to a woman in the store. This is the same day Dameion Cookinson was killed in the store parking lot, investigators said.
Cookinson's homicide is unsolved.
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At 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, St. Petersburg police served a search warrant on the Qwik Stop Food Mart location, and in some cases of illegal drug sales observed there, clerks were also involved.
Several arrests were made, authorities said.
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Suspects caught on camera accused of drug deals face the following charges, according to St. Pete police:
- Jeramie Lamar Maynor, 33, faces charges of sale/possess a controlled substance (marijuana) within 1,000 feet of a convenience business and possession of marijuana.
- Jarvis Maynor, 31, faces charges of sale/delivery crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of a convenience business and possession of cocaine.
- Adrian Leon Harris, 31, faces charges of sale/possession of controlled substance (marijuana) within 1,000 feet convenience business, possession of marijuana and conspiracy to deliver marijuana.
- Trevon Montrell Barton, 21, faces charges of count sale/delivery of crack cocaine and possession of crack cocaine.
If you have any information that can help investigators with information that could lead to the arrest of Tyree Lamons Bell, who wishes to remain anonymous, may be eligible for a reward of up to $3,000, can contact Crime Stoppers of Pinellas at 1-800-873-TIPS or www.crimestoppersofpinellas.org.
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