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Suspect charged with murder after victim in bank robbery-turned-carjacking found dead in Valrico
 [TAMPABAY] A 68-year-old man who was carjacked at gunpoint after a bank robbery Tuesday morning was found dead hours later, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.Mathew Korattiyil was last seen being pushed into his white Lexus SUV by the man accused of robbing the CenterState Bank, 1815 E Brandon Blvd., at about 10:30 a.m. A search was launched, and after a high-speed chase and crash, deputies knocked the stolen SUV off the road and captured the alleged bank robber, James Hanson Jr., 39. But Korattiyil wasn’t inside the vehicle, so the search continued. Then at 4 p.m., deputies announced that he was found dead at Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Community Center located at 2620 Washington Road. Hanson was taken into custody and gave a full confession Tuesday after being interviewed by detectives for several hours, according to the Sheriff's Office. He was booked into the Hillsborough County jail on charges of first degree murder, carjacking, grand theft auto, kidnapping, resisting an officer with violence and robbery. The Catholic center and crashed SUV were all a little more than a mile from the bank. The Sheriff’s Office did not release any other information about the incident, such as what happened to Korattiyil after he was kidnapped or what the cause of death was. Korattiyil was an active and generous member of the community center where he was found, said president Tomy Kattinacheril. Related: Florida man: 2019-08-06 Florida Man Accused Of Threatening Massacre At Walmart Day After El Paso Shooting Florida man: 2019-06-23 Man on Trial for Burglary Throws Feces at Judge, Misses Florida man: 2019-06-12 Florida man caught with cocaine on nose told cops it wasn’t his Posted by: Fred 2019-08-08 |
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