Crime & Safety

3 Men Arrested After Handcuffing, Beating Zephyrhills Resident

Three men were arrested Tuesday after being accused of kidnapping and severely beating a resident.

ZEPHYRHILLS, FL — Three men were arrested Tuesday after being accused of kidnapping and severely beating a resident.

At about 1 a.m., the Zephyrhills Police Department was called to Advent Health Zephyrhills after a severely battered resident came into the emergency room.

The resident was beaten with a closed fist, handgun and cane for hours while handcuffed at a home in the 5300 block of King Street.

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Police arrested three men who knew the victim: Jase Malik Williams, 26, Ron Marise Williams, 25, and Jahquri Lagod Parnell, 19. They were charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and kidnapping.

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