Teen charged in "extremely violent" Florida murder
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. - A 19-year-old is accused of killing his aunt, cousin and another man in Florida, reports CBS affiliate WINK.
Brian Omar Hyde faces three counts of second-degree murder and one count of killing an unborn child. His cousin, 17-year-old Starlette Pitts, was six months pregnant.
Pitts; her mother, 37-year-old Dorla Pitts; and 19-year-old Michael Kelly Jr. were found dead in a Lehigh Acres home on Tuesday.
Authorities say the three died from "repeated sharp force trauma."
Dorla Pitts is Hyde's aunt and Starlette Pitts is his cousin, Lt. Matt Sands said, according to WINK. Kelly and Starlette Pitts had a 1-year-old toddler who was found alive in a bedroom in the home, Sands said.
"This was an extremely violent scene, even for us," Sands told the station. "This scene was unimaginable, what happened."
Hyde was arrested a few hours after the bodies were discovered. Authorities say he was pulled over by Fort Myers police for driving on the wrong side of the road.
A police report indicates Hyde had blood on his pants, shoes, hands and feet and when authorities traced his vehicle, they found it was registered to Dorla Pitts, reports the station.
"A backpack full of male laundered clothes was located in the back seat along with several pairs of shoes, making it appear as if Hyde was about to flee the area," the police report says, according to the station.
According to Sands, Hyde is an illegal alien from Belize who entered the country through Texas several months ago. Deportation proceedings were in progress when he was arrested, Sands said.