Bradenton man charged after helping cover up a murder, Manatee deputies say

Detectives arrested a fourth suspect in the case of a man found dead in the trunk of a car at a Palmetto nature preserve last year.

Deputies say Zane Clark, 29, helped two men conceal the murder of Manuel Escobar, a 32-year-old man shot dead during a drug-related dispute in East Bradenton in August. Clark faces a charge of accessory after the fact to second-degree murder, according to court records.

The Bradenton Herald previously reported that detectives described a third man in surveillance footage during the movement of Escobar’s body, based on details in early arrest records. Investigators say they have identified that man as Clark…

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