[PHOTO CREDIT: Lake County Sheriff’s Office]
[Original Publish Date: 03/27/21]
GROVELAND, Florida — Lake County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of a man found in the trunk of a burnt vehicle Saturday morning, according to LCSO Lt. Fred Jones.
LCSO received a call at 9:15 a.m. reporting a gas can on fire next to a white SUV at the intersection of Honeycutt Road and Tuscanooga Road in unincorporated Groveland and a black male running from the scene, Jones said in an email.
Deputies and the fire department responded to the scene and found fire damage inside the vehicle and upon searching the vehicle found a black male dead in the trunk. Detectives are currently investigating.
If you have information, call LCSO at (352)343-2101 or Crimeline at 1(800) 423-TIPS.
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Our Editor-in-Chief, Marilyn M. Aciego, began writing for Lake Legal News in 2010. Born and raised in Lake County, she is a graduate of Umatilla High School and Lake-Sumter State College. She started her journalism career at LSSC, where she was editor of both student publications, The Angler and The Odyssey. Her professional career began at the Daily Commercial in 2004 where she covered cops and courts the majority of her time there until she left in 2009. Currently, along with being Editor-in-Chief of Lake Legal News, she is the Florida bureau chief for an international media organization. She has made more than two dozen appearances on live national television, including Nancy Grace and the Greta Van Susteren show, along with her appearance on Evil Twins. Contact her with breaking news, tips, and feedback by sending an e-mail to 352Tips@gmail.com. You can also contact us on our Facebook page — and make sure you “Like” and “Follow us” there. [PHOTO CREDIT: Bonnie Whicher]
