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Man surrenders for shooting at Hudson's home
A man surrendered to police Thursday for the shooting death of Carrick Reid, 20, during a robbery at the home of Orlando Magic and former SIU star guard Troy Hudson.
Kenthaddeus Taylor, 25, was charged with second-degree murder and attempted home invasion after he told investigators he was involved in the shooting death of Reid back on June 30, according to Lt. Gary Calhoun, a spokesman for the Maitland police in a suburb of Orlando.
Taylor was booked into the Orange County Jail Thursday and held without bond.
Investigators had been searching for Taylor since he was released from Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla., after being treated for gunshot wounds to a hand and hip. Taylor claimed to have been shot during a carjacking, but his details of the attack were vague prompting hospital officials to call Maitland investigators.
Police said Taylor and another armed man pulled up to Hudson's home in a stolen Jeep Cherokee on June 30 and burst into the driveway where Taylor and a second attacker chased Cleveland Fields, 27, Reid, and a 15-year-old neighbor into the house demanding money.
Reid was shot four times and the teenager was pistol-whipped while Fields escaped unharmed.
Authorities are still looking for the other suspect and Taylor has not told police who was with him or if he had any connections to Hudson.
Calhoun said Taylor believed there was going to be drugs available at the house, but police found no evidence of drugs or previous drug activity.
The shooting was the second robbery in three days at Hudson's home as two gunmen burst into the home and stole cash and jewelry on June 28. No one was injured in that robbery.
Hudson was not home at the time of the first robbery and had been staying at a different location since then.
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SIU adds Pietz to Athletic Department
The SIU Athletic Department announced last week that Bradley Pietz has been hired as the new ticket manager and assistant director of marketing.
Pietz, who comes from Bossier City, La., spent the last year and a half as the Box Office Supervisor for SMG at the Centurytel Center. He supervised both full- and part-time employees, handled daily deposits and reconciliation of all monies through the box office and took care of employee pay roll, among other duties.
Pietz is no stranger to college athletics having worked at Louisiana Tech (1994-95), Southern Mississippi (1995-96), Texas Tech (1996-98) and North Texas (1998-2000). He also worked at the USATF Junior National Championship, NCAA Baseball Regional, Conference USA Baseball Tournament, the Nokia Sugar Bowl and held posts with the Lubbock Crickets and Shreveport Pirates.
Published on 11/17/05; 12:24:44 PM
