RUSKIN, Fla. (WFLA) — The man accused of shoving another man off a boat dock in Ruskin and throwing his body into the water was found guilty on Wednesday.
A jury found 52-year-old Kamal Padlowski guilty of one count of murder after a brief trial that took place over the span of three days. The family of the victim, Melvin Jimenez, was in court.
Throughout the week, prosecutors argued that Padlowski met the victim at a bar near Bahia Beach Boulevard in May of 2024, before inviting him back to his boat to continue drinking…