Medical examiner: Fernandina Beach pet sitter was shot to death

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Man arrested Thursday present charged with murder, constabulary section says

Man arrested Thursday present charged with murder, constabulary section says.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – A time aft a antheral was arrested successful transportation with the decease of a beloved favored sitter, that antheral has present been charged with murder, according to a quality merchandise Friday from the Fernandina Beach Police Department.

Additionally, the Police Department said, Shawn Lamont Whigham is besides facing charges of robbery location invasion, tampering with evidence, petit theft and providing mendacious accusation to a instrumentality enforcement officer.

Furthermore, a constabulary study released Friday confirmed a aesculapian examiner determined the favored sitter, Colleen Marie Potts, died of a gunshot wound.

Officers were called to a location connected South 13th Street connected Oct. 24 successful notation to a wellbeing cheque erstwhile they located the assemblage of Potts, 73, of Yulee.

According to the report, a spent ammunition casing was recovered astatine the residence, but a firearm was not recovered. Investigators noted respective footwear prints successful the foyer of the residence, which did not beryllium to Potts.

The study states that Whigham was interviewed connected 3 occasions and that helium provided conflicting statements during the archetypal 2 interviews. It states that during his 3rd interview, Whigham admitted helium fabricated the details of his anterior statements and that helium confessed to stealing astir $300 retired of Pott’s conveyance connected Oct. 22.

According to investigators, Whigham besides admitted to entering the location connected South 13th Street a time later, erstwhile the location was near unoccupied, and searched the residence for items to steal.

The Police Department said Whigham besides admitted to entering the residence with intent to bargain connected Oct. 24, and that helium brushwood Potts successful the surviving room. Investigators said Whigham admitted to shooting her, grabbing her purse and fleeing the home. According to the report, Whigham told constabulary helium got escaped of the purse and the firearm.

Whigham was initially charged Thursday with possession of a firearm by convicted felon. He’s being held without enslaved pending arraignment Jan. 6.

Shawn Whigham mug changeable from Fernandina Beach Police Department.