TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man and woman who won a jackpot at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa were shot and robbed after two men followed them to a Riverview home, according to court records.
The man and woman were at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Aug. 2 when they won a large prize from a slot machine, according to an arrest warrant. The couple were allegedly followed to a Riverview home by two men, later identified as Marcus Jenkins, 34, and Tristin Wright, 36.
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When the two arrived at the home, Jenkins was allegedly seen on the doorbell camera footage shooting at them. The woman was hit in the calf. The man was hit in the right thigh and left knee.
One of the suspects covered the doorbell’s camera with his hand while the other could reportedly be heard demanding the victim remove the bell. Jenkins and Wright got away with the man’s watch and the woman’s purse, court records show.
Deputies reviewed surveillance footage from the casino, which showed Jenkins on his phone as he followed the two into the parking lot, according to court records. Jenkins was allegedly seen getting into a Hyundai Sonata, which then followed the man and woman to the Riverview home.
A third person, who has not been identified, was driving the car, according to court records.
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Jenkins was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder; two counts of robbery with a firearm; two counts of aggravated assault, great bodily injury or death; and felon in possession of a firearm.
Wright was charged with two counts of principal to aggravated assault, great bodily injury or death; two counts of principal to attempted first degree murder; and two counts of robbery with a firearm or deadly weapon.
Jenkins has several previous criminal convictions.
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