A 16-year-old girl reported missing in the Pasco County portion of Spring Hill was found dead Sunday on the side of the road off Crela Drive. Victoria Perez was reported missing around 7 a.m. after she was last seen around 8 p.m. the previous night. At around 11:24 a.m., Pasco Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Crela Drive and identified the deceased person as Perez.
Deputies arrested Robert Timmons, 19, in connection with her death. Family and friends of Perez pointed to Timmons as a possible suspect because of the couple’s “tumultuous, toxic” relationship, according to Pasco Sheriff Jeff Harrington at a press conference Monday. Video showed Perez entering Timmons’ vehicle at her apartment complex around 1:15 a.m. Investigators say an argument followed that escalated until Timmons shot and killed her. Timmons admitted he had a gun in his lap during the argument.
Timmons then drove to nearby Crela Drive, where he dumped Perez’s body about 15 feet off the road and left the scene. He told investigators he disposed of the gun in a body of water. The PSO Dive and Underwater Recovery Team was still searching for the weapon as of Monday evening.
Sheriff Harrington described the case as a tragedy. “This was a tragic, tragic event, and we have a 16-year-old young woman who will never see her 18th birthday,” Harrington said. “That is just a terrible, tragic outcome.”
Read the original report from the Hernando Sun for additional details on the investigation.
Originally reported by Hernando Sun
Sources: Hernando Sun
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