A Florida therapist is accused of fatally taking pictures an unhoused man and hiding his physique within the trunk of a automotive, DeLand police introduced.
Travis McBride, 46, was charged with homicide Friday in connection to the demise of 51-year-old Clinton Dorsey, in line with an arrest affidavit obtained by JHB.
Police responded to a name Thursday from an nameless man on a “911 solely cellphone” 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 similar time, police dispatch acquired a separate name from a girl utilizing the identical cellphone quantity, stating that “the one who dedicated the homicide” was outdoors her door.
In keeping with the affidavit, responding officers discovered McBride outdoors the girl’s residence and observed 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 have been attributable to canines he skilled, per the doc.
Whereas one responding officer was talking with McBride, one other met with the feminine caller on the rear aspect 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 residing within the woods throughout from the girl’s residence.
Officers inspecting the realm observed a considerable amount of water the place the girl stated McBride had dedicated the killing, regardless of it not raining in latest days, the affidavit stated.
Responding officers then discovered 9 mm shell casings subsequent to blood droplets close by, prompting police to seal off the realm for investigation.
Throughout her interview with police, the girl stated that McBride arrived at her residence round 7 to eight p.m. on Wednesday, stating that he was going to kill Dorsey over an argument about McBride’s canines.
The girl informed investigators that she witnessed the taking pictures hours later, alleging that McBride fired eight to 9 photographs at Dorsey earlier than dragging his physique to a wooded space.
McBride arrived again on the girl’s residence 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 car 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 considerations.”
Prosecutors requested a choose to disclaim bond for McBride on Friday, stating that “the proof is obvious, and the presumption [of guilt] is nice,” in line with native paper The West Volusia Beacon.
Michael Grey Moore, an legal professional reportedly representing McBride, didn’t reply to JHB’s request for an announcement.
Advocates for unhoused folks have usually pointed to the problem 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.