Lakeland, Fla.-(Newsradio 970 WFLA)- Polk County Sheriff's Deputies have arrested two men for the murder of 29 year-old Preston Burnett. Burnett's body was found on the shuttered Skyview Golf Course.
PCSO Homicide detectives arrested:
- 39-year-old Christopher Clardy, 2401 Teri Street, Auburndale
- o First Degree Murder (F-C)
- o Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder (F-1)
- o Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon (F-2)
- 30-year-old Jamie "Jamo" Garst, 447 Skyline Drive West, Lakeland
- o First Degree Murder (F-C)
- o Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder (F-1)
- o Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon (F-2)
Deputies say Burnett was shot because he showed up at a drug hangout after he'd been told to stay away. Burnett's body was found May 10th.
Photo courtesy Polk County Sheriff's Office