PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (WFLA) — Hours before Robert Worthington was accused of shooting a man at point-blank range in Pinellas Park, he texted a friend saying he was homicidal, according to court documents.
A bench warrant filed on Monday morning revealed more details about the deadly shooting that occurred last Friday, June 5, just before 5 a.m.
Deputies responded to 6612 69th Avenue North in Pinellas Park, an auto shop, after receiving a call from a man who said he was woken up by the sound of a gunshot inside the building, but got locked out when he went outside. He requested an ambulance and told the dispatcher his friend was inside.
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Responding deputies breached the door of the auto shop and found 50-year-old Craig Beeth lying on the floor with a “large pool of blood” around his head. He was pronounced dead shortly after…