Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Operations Bureau Investigative Operations Bureau -Robbery/Homicide Unit Forensic Science Division
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
United States Marshal Service
Tyaire Turner (Suspect – Arrested) DOB: 01/29/1980 Address: 3491 62nd Avenue North, Pinellas Park Charge: First-Degree Murder
Scott Laracuente (Suspect – Arrested) DOB: 04/27/1991 Address: 8300 Ulmerton Road #110, Largo Charge: First-Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Sell Cannabis, Unlawful Use of a 2-Way Communication Device
Terrell Jackson (Suspect – Arrested) DOB: 09/12/1990 Address: 10898 19th Street N, Largo Charge: First-Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Sell Cannabis, Unlawful Use of a 2-Way Communication Device
Joshua Ashley (Suspect – Arrested) DOB:09/28/1994 Address: 10898 119th Street N, Largo Charge: First-Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Sell Cannabis, Unlawful Use of 2-Way Communication Device
Brent Alley (Victim – Deceased) DOB: 12/12/2002 Address: 35066 Gator Nule Way, Callahan, FL
PINELLAS COUNTY – On June 5th, 2023, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri held a press conference to discuss the arrest of four men in connection to the murder of 20-year-old Brent Alley during a robbery.
On Saturday, April 29, 2023, deputies assigned to the Patrol Operations Bureau responded to 8300 Ulmerton Road in reference to a shooting. Deputies located Alley in the parking lot of the location suffering from a single gunshot wound to his abdomen. Alley was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
Through their investigation, detectives learned Alley and a companion traveled to Pinellas County from Jacksonville with $40,000 US currency with the intent of purchasing a large amount of narcotics. Detectives learned that Laracuente, Jackson, Turner, and Ashley planned to rob Alley of the money he brought with him that night.
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri stated, “When you play with fire, you’re going to get burned…and sometimes you get killed.”
Laracuente, Jackson, and Ashley fled to the Las Vegas area where they were taken into custody with the assistance of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on drug charges related to the incident. They have additionally been charged with first-degree murder. Turner fled to the Virginia area and was taken into custody with the assistance of the United States Marshal Service on first-degree murder charges related to the incident.
The investigation continues.
To view the entire press conference, please visit: https://youtu.be/I_Yq5Vo8IQ4
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