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Sep 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Manatee suspect charged in woman’s murder
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The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Quazone Taylor, 34, on a second-degree murder charge in the death of 44-year-old Starr Lashua. Taylor was served an arrest warrant Friday at the Manatee County Jail, where he was already booked on an attempted murder charge for a stabbing of a 15-year-old boy on Aug. 18.
WHO: Quazone Taylor, 34; Starr Lashua, 44; a 15-year-old boy (victim of a separate stabbing)
WHAT: Arrested on a second-degree murder charge tied to Lashua’s death; previously booked for attempted murder after a teen was stabbed.
WHEN: Sep 11, 2026
WHERE: Manatee County, Florida
WHY: Taylor was arrested and charged for Lashua’s death; the alleged offense is second-degree murder.
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