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FDLE arrests inmate for murder

 
For Immediate Release
October 14, 2022
 
BOWLING GREEN, Fla. – FDLE agents arrested Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) inmate Vinson A. Randolph, 40, DC# J08488, for the murder of another inmate.
 
The case began on October 28, 2021, when FDC requested FDLE to investigate the death of a Hardee Correctional Institution inmate. Agents, with assistance from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, processed the crime scene.
 
The investigation included numerous interviews and the review of digital evidence to ultimately identify the suspect.
 
Randolph was arrested October 5, and ordered back to Hardee Correctional Institution. He is being held without bond. The case will be prosecuted by the State Attorney’s Office, 10th Judicial Circuit.
 
For Further Information Contact:
FDLE Office of Public Information
(850) 410-7001
 

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