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Couple receives 18-year sentences for man’s death, car theft at ‘Compound’ in Palm Bay
Read full article: Couple receives 18-year sentences for man’s death, car theft at ‘Compound’ in Palm BayA couple originally facing murder charges for the shooting of a 30-year-old man and the theft of his car last year in the Compound will be going to prison, but not for murder.
‘Compound’ shooting suspects take plea deals, avoid murder convictions
Read full article: ‘Compound’ shooting suspects take plea deals, avoid murder convictionsIn what was the most recent of three murder investigations in the Compound, Palm Bay Police said Robert Lanning and Rene Lemos blamed each other for killing Nick Mitchell.
Workshop to focus on Palm Bay’s ‘Compound’ after teen deaths on Christmas
Read full article: Workshop to focus on Palm Bay’s ‘Compound’ after teen deaths on ChristmasIn its first meeting since police said two teenagers were found shot and killed on Christmas, the Palm Bay City Council Thursday proposed a workshop to help find solutions to violence and other illegal activities in the undeveloped neighborhood called the Compound.
Arrest made in Palm Bay ‘Compound’ beating that left teen in coma
Read full article: Arrest made in Palm Bay ‘Compound’ beating that left teen in comaPALM BAY, Fla. – A 22-year-old man was arrested in Palm Bay in connection with a beating at the “Compound” that left a man in a coma. Palm Bay police said Michael Hoffa was arrested Thursday on charges of attempted murder, robbery with a deadly weapon and kidnapping. According to authorities, Brennan Navarre, 19, was found unconscious in December at the “Compound,” an abandoned housing development in southwest Palm Bay near the intersection of J.A. Navarre was then struck repeatedly with a metal baseball bat, police said. Navarre recently returned home from the hospital and is doing much better, according to his family.