Torry Newsome
Black male
Age at time: 31
Weapon: unarmed
Victim photo: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Reynold Dabydeen
Other male
Age at time: 30
Weapon: knife
Defendant photo: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Case type:
Argument turned violent
Location:
Other Private Property
Initiator:
Defendant
Witnesses:
Yes
Case year:
2010
Location details: At the auto body shop where the victim worked. in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, on Nov. 06, 2010
What happened: Torry Newsome was working at an auto body shop when Reynold Dabydeen entered the shop, stabbed him five times and then ran off, police reports say. A witness said she heard Dabydeen threaten to kill Newsome before stabbing him. The two men were separated by Dabydeen's father, who was also working in the shop. Dabydeen, who left the scene, later told investigators the man he stabbed had attacked him first and he was defending himself.
The outcome: Dabydeen was arrested a few days later and charged with attempted murder. The court docket shows a hearing on self-defense immunity was scheduled, but may have been delayed. Case pending.
Investigating agency: St. Petersburg Police
Case decision made by: Pending
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Source: Pinellas County Clerk of Court case progress docket, Nov. 10, 2010.
Source: St. Petersburg Police Department, Nov. 6, 2010.
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Case last updated: July 3, 2012
