Event Brief
Oct 15, 2026 at 10:20 AM ET
Dollar Tree Receipt And A Swapped Engine: How A Fishing Trip Ambush Put A Florida Felon Away For Life
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Tony Wiggins, 32, was sentenced Oct. 9 to multiple consecutive life terms without parole for the 2020 shooting deaths of three friends near a Polk County lake. He was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder, evidence tampering and weapons charges; jurors had rejected the death penalty.
WHO: Tony Wiggins; victims Brandon Rollins, Keven Springfield and Damien Tillman; Judge Jalal Harb
WHAT: Wiggins was sentenced to multiple consecutive life terms without parole for the three men's murders.
WHEN: Oct 9, 2026
WHERE: Polk County, Florida
WHY: Wiggins was sentenced after his conviction on three counts of first-degree murder, evidence tampering and weapons charges.
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