The Brief
- Jury selection began in Bartow for the Tony “TJ” Wiggins trial involving a 2020 triple homicide during a Frostproof fishing trip.
- Prosecutors accuse Wiggins of shooting three friends following a store encounter and argument over selling a truck engine.
- The trial could last five weeks, and Wiggins faces the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder.
BARTOW, Fla. – Jury selection is underway in Bartow as Tony “TJ” Wiggins stands trial for first-degree murder in the 2020 shooting deaths of three friends near Frostproof.
Investigators contend Wiggins ambushed the victims at a local lake following an argument regarding a truck engine sale.
Jury selection begins
What we know:
Tony “TJ” Wiggins appeared in a Bartow courtroom wearing a suit and tie as jury selection began in his first-degree murder trial.
Detectives say Wiggins shot and killed three friends—Brandon Rollins, Keven Springfield and Damion Tillman—during a July 17, 2020, fishing trip in the Frostproof area.…