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2 brothers, woman arrested in Florida murder of 3 friends

Two brothers and one of their girlfriends are accused of orchestrating the murder of three friends on a fishing trip in Central Florida.

In a news briefing on Wednesday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced the arrest of Tony “TJ” Wiggins, Mary Whittemore and William Robert Wiggins on charges related to the triple murder.

Friends Brandon Rollins, 27, Keven Springfield, 30, and Damion Tillman, 23, were shot and killed Friday night near a lake in Frostproof.

Following reports of the triple homicide, Judd said the Polk County Sheriff’s Office was swamped with calls from across the country. Some in the Central Florida area suspected that TJ Wiggins, who deputies say has 230 felony charges and 15 convictions to his name, being involved.

“He’s pure evil in the flesh,” Judd said of the 26-year-old Wiggins.

According to Judd, TJ Wiggins and Springfield had a longstanding argument over a truck.

A Dollar General receipt found at the scene allowed detectives to make a timeline of events. By reviewing the store’s security footage, they discovered Tillman went there and told the cashier he was going to the lake with Springfield.

Investigators also noticed three other people inside the store: the Wiggins brothers and Whittemore, TJ’s girlfriend.

TJ, his 21-year-old brother William, and Whittemore, 27, then left the store and headed home. On the way, two trucks — holding Tillman, Springfield and Rollins — passed them. The suspects made a U-turn and followed them to the lake, leading to a confrontation that ended with TJ shooting the three men to death, according to authorities.

After, they went to McDonald’s for 10 cheeseburgers and two McChickens, the sheriff’s office said.

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