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27-03-2025
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Teen charged with murder in Tampa park attack due in court for bond hearing Thursday
The Brief Antonio Gueits, 18, is charged with first-degree murder after an attack at a park in December 2024. The victim, 65-year-old Cerida Charon, died at the hospital in March 2025. Gueits is due in court Thursday morning for a bond hearing. TAMPA, Fla. - The 18-year-old charged with first-degree murder months after a violent attack at a Tampa park is expected to find out Thursday whether he'll be allowed out of jail ahead of his trial. The backstory The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to University Area Park off N. 22nd St. in the early morning hours of Dec. 26, 2024, and found a severely injured woman who had been attacked and robbed. PREVIOUS: Woman dies months after violent attack at Tampa park leading to first-degree murder charges for suspect: HCSO Investigators say surveillance video showed Antonio Gueits approaching Cerida Charon, 65, and hitting her in the face, then stomping on her head repeatedly before stealing her purse. Later that same day, detectives identified Gueits as the attacker and arrested him. Charon remained at Morton Plant Hospital until she was pronounced dead on March 16, 2025. Gueits was charged with first-degree murder on March 17. He's also charged with robbery less than $750, aggravated battery with great bodily harm on a victim over 65, tampering with physical evidence, robbery $750 or more, but less than $20,000, and felony battery. Sheriff Chad Chronister released a statement last week, calling the attack "completely senseless and inhumane." Follow FOX 13 on YouTube What's next Thursday's bond hearing is set to begin at 9 a.m. The Source This story was written with information from Hillsborough County court records and previous FOX 13 News reports. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA: Download the FOX Local app for your smart TV Download FOX Local mobile app: Apple | Android Download the FOX 13 News app for breaking news alerts, latest headlines Download the SkyTower Radar app Sign up for FOX 13's daily newsletter
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18-03-2025
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Woman, 65, dies from ‘inhumane attack' over purse at Tampa park: sheriff
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A young man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman who Hillsborough County deputies said he brutally beat over 'nothing more than a purse.' The alleged attack happened a day after Christmas, on Dec. 26, 2024, at the University Area Community Park, located on North 22nd Street in Tampa, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Wife of slain Tarpon Springs doctor ordered to pay nearly $200 million Deputies said they found the victim, Cerida Charon, 65, in the area around 7 a.m. that morning. According to authorities, she had suffered several severe injuries, including multiple broken bones and a brain bleed. Surveillance video showed the suspect, Antonio Gueits, 18, approach Charon at the park, the sheriff's office said. He then struck her in the face, which officials said caused her to collapse. In the video, Charon could be seen lying unconscious on the ground as Gueits repeatedly stomped on her head, investigators said. He then ran from the area after grabbing her purse. Gueits was taken into custody later that same day after detectives said they were able to positively identify him as a suspect. However, his charges have now been upgraded. Deputies said Charon remained hospitalized for months after the attack, but ultimately succumbed to her injuries on Sunday, March 16. An autopsy conducted by the Pinellas County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that she died from complications from blunt force head trauma, and her manner of death was ruled a homicide, the sheriff's office said. As a result, Gueits was charged with first-degree murder on Monday, March 17. 'This was a completely senseless and inhumane attack over nothing more than a purse,' Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a release announcing the upgraded charges. 'This innocent woman was left unconscious, suffering, and fighting for her life for months because of this man's horrific actions. Now, with her tragic passing, we will make sure he is held fully accountable for this brutal crime.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
