‘Mastermind’ arrested in fatal shooting at reputed Lake Worth brothel

Authorities have arrested a man they described as the mastermind behind a fatal 2024 shooting during an attempted robbery at a suspected brothel near Lake Worth Beach.

Rodney Augustin, 25, is facing charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit armed robbery in the Sept. 5, 2024, death of Marco Antonio Rubi Escobar.

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office investigators previously arrested two other men, Spencer Privert and Anthony Jennings, and a juvenile who was 14 at the time of the fatal shooting…

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