SMH: Man Arrested for Murder After Inviting People to His House to See Body
What in the hell was this guy trying to accomplish?
This might be one of the dumbest crimes I've ever heard about.
A 40-year-old convict has been arrested for murder in Florida after inviting people round to his home to show them a dead woman's body in his backyard shed.Angelo Dante Beckford was taken into custody on Monday after the incident in St Petersburg.He had invited friends round to the property where he was living and when they arrived, took them to the backyard shed where Cheyenne Snyder's body was.The 29-year-old had been shot dead.The guests called 911 immediately and Beckford, who was released from prison on April 1 after serving 10 years for armed robbery, fled.He was caught by officers and was charged with murder and possession of crack cocaine.It is not known how long Snyder was in the shed before she was found.Her father in Ohio has since revealed that she was a drug addict who struggled with mental health problems for most of her adult life.Police say she and Beckford pair only knew one another for a week. The house belongs to Beckford.According to police, he confessed to killing the woman once in custody and said he was angry she had made a 'mess' inside the property. -(Jennifer Smith, Daily Mail)
Credit: Tampa Bay Times