Crime & Safety

Fire Fought, Body Found, Valrico Man In Custody

The incident occurred in Valrico, at 129 Oakhill View Drive.

Detectives are investigating a post-midnight fire in Valrico, where a body was discovered and a man "making utterances about setting the trailer on fire" was taken into custody, according to a report from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies arrived on the scene at 12:14 a.m., responding to a "mentally ill person near 129 Oakhill View Drive, [who] was walking around the mobile home park with a hammer, wanting to be taken to a mental health center," according to the report.

"Upon units arriving, they discovered a trailer on fire," the report continues. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue "responded and extinguished the fire" and, during a search of the home, "discovered a body inside."

The person found "making utterances about setting the trailer on fire" was taken into custody for questioning, according to the report. In the report, that person has been identified as Frank Stanley Chapman Jr., 42, of 129 Oakhill View Drive. 

 


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