A Florida therapist is accused of fatally taking pictures an unhoused man and hiding his physique within the trunk of a automotive, DeLand police announced.
Travis McBride, 46, was charged with homicide Friday in connection to the loss of life of 51-year-old Clinton Dorsey, in line with an arrest affidavit obtained by JS.
Police responded to a name Thursday from an nameless man on a “911 solely cellular phone” stating that somebody had been killed, the doc stated.
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“Older white man named Travis, he’s the one who killed a dude named Clint,” the caller informed dispatchers, including that the person he recognized “was cleansing up the blood,” “drug the physique throughout the highway” after which “put it within the automotive and left.”
Across the identical time, police dispatch obtained a separate name from a girl utilizing the identical cellphone quantity, stating that “the one who dedicated the homicide” was outdoors her door.
In line with the affidavit, responding officers discovered McBride outdoors the lady’s residence and seen a number of injures on his hand and arm, which he attributed to a gun he owned. Additionally they discovered scratches, however McBride stated they had been brought on by canine he educated, per the doc.
Whereas one responding officer was talking with McBride, one other met with the feminine caller on the rear facet of the house.
The girl was “frightened” of McBride, and stated that he’d killed a person named Clinton the night time earlier than, in line with police. A number of witness described Dorsey as an unhoused man dwelling within the woods throughout from the lady’s house.
Officers inspecting the world seen a considerable amount of water the place the lady stated McBride had dedicated the killing, regardless of it not raining in current days, the affidavit stated.
Responding officers then discovered 9 mm shell casings subsequent to blood droplets close by, prompting police to seal off the world for investigation.
Throughout her interview with police, the lady stated that McBride arrived at her house round 7 to eight p.m. on Wednesday, stating that he was going to kill Dorsey over an argument about McBride’s canine.
The girl informed investigators that she witnessed the taking pictures hours later, alleging that McBride fired eight to 9 pictures at Dorsey earlier than dragging his physique to a wooded space.
McBride arrived again on the lady’s house the following morning and informed her to not name 911, in line with the affidavit.
Police searched a constructing lower than a block away from the scene the place neighbors stated McBride lived. The neighbors informed police that they’d heard gunshots the earlier night time, and investigators who searched McBride’s automobile discovered Dorsey’s deceased physique inside, the doc stated.
Additionally they stated that McBride operated the enterprise Beginning Level Psychological Well being LLC. Its web site says the corporate was established in 2009, and that McBride works with people to resolve “all kinds of psychological well being issues.”
Prosecutors requested a choose to disclaim bond for McBride on Friday, stating that “the proof is obvious, and the presumption [of guilt] is nice,” according to local paper The West Volusia Beacon.
Michael Grey Moore, an lawyer reportedly representing McBride, didn’t reply to JS’s request for a press release.
Advocates for unhoused individuals have usually pointed to the difficulty of violence towards them. Between 1999 and 2019, there have been 1,852 incidents of violence towards unhoused people by individuals who weren’t homeless, in line with a 2020 report by the Nationwide Coalition for the Homeless. It famous that Florida has “persistently seen excessive charges of violence” towards such populations.
