A second person has been charged in the Oct. 21 murder of 49 year old Jeffrey Chapman, friends say he was a kind man and caring father.
Lisa Owen, a close friend of Chapman. said Chapman loved nature, his investment company and riding his bike on Clearwater Beach where his life came to a tragic end the evening of October 20th
Owen said Chapman loved nature, his investment company, and spending his time between Maine and Clearwater Beach, where he loved to ride his bike. His last ride came to a tragic end. Clearwater Police said Chapman was riding his bike late Thursday night on Mandalay Avenue when he was attacked and violently killed.
Police tracked down the vehicle at the scene belonging to 26-year-old Jermaine Bennett of Wesley Chapel, who admitted to randomly attacking Chapman with a tire iron and killing him.
Below is a video of both suspects, Jermaine Bennett and Savonne Morrison, using the murder weapon to damage multiple cars in St. Petersburg before attacking a man in St. Pete and then Chapman in Clearwater.
Who was Jeffrey Chapman?
Police have yet to identify all the owners of the vehicles that were damaged. Anyone with information on any cases regarding Bennett and Morrison is asked to call Clearwater police at 727-562-4242.