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FDLE agents arrest Port Richey acting mayor on obstruction charges

 
For Immediate Release
March 13, 2019

TAMPA, Fla. – FDLE agents today arrested Terance (“Terrence”) Hagen Rowe, 64, of Port Richey, on obstruction of justice, conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice and use of a two-way communication device to facilitate the commission of a crime.

Rowe, vice-mayor of Port Richey, began serving as acting mayor following the arrest of former mayor Dale Glen Massad. FDLE agents received information that Rowe was conspiring to interfere with an active criminal investigation.

Rowe was taken to the Pasco County Jail on a $15,000 bond. Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office of Statewide Prosecution will handle the case.

For Further Information Contact:
Angela Starke FDLE Office of Public Information
(407) 650-2336 Office
(407) 988-5009 Mobile
(850) 410-7001 Tallahassee

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