Showing posts with label James McElroy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label James McElroy. Show all posts

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Cancel the BOL… McElroy has been arrested



Cancel the BOL… McElroy has been arrested.

James Kenneth McElroy has been arrested for the murder of his father and stabbing of his mother and sister.

His car was spotted in the Camden Woods Apartments last night where deputies were able to arrest McElroy.

The Sheriff’s Office is not releasing a lot of information about this case.

There has been a history of violence at the McElroy home. Two years ago a dispute became so bad that James had to be hospitalized for injuries sustained from the results of that dispute. Charges were dropped in this case when the mother said it self defense, that James K. McElroy attacked his dad..

The unharmed sister was able to escape the home and call 911. No information has been released from the 911 call and what the sister said to the dispatcher when she called.

Even though the Sheriff’s Office is not releasing a lot of information, the neighbors are.

According to the neighbors, they have witnessed James McElroy run away from home, they have seen father and son sparring that turned into fighting and neighbors heard shouting from the McElroy home. One neighbor said they fought and James did not get along with his father, they were wild and combative.

Some neighbors saw James McElroy as a troubled teen who tried to run away from home to escape it all. Some say James McElroy would dress in Gothic Style clothing and was just weird.

Neighbors said the McElroy’s were never considered a nuisance in the year they lived in the neighborhood.

As Deputies were on the scene one neighbor that seen James McElroy the night before said he wondered if he should have sensed something was seriously wrong when James McElroy looked at him and said “You wish something could have happened to save those people.”

McElroy according to the Sheriff’s site






Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Be On the Lookout… Killer on the loose, James Kenneth McElroy



Be On the Lookout… Killer on the loose, James Kenneth McElroy.












James Kenneth McElroy, 21, is wanted by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

The Deputies state that James McElroy, 49, Karen McElroy, 53 and Michelle McElroy, 18 was stabbed in their home. James McElroy died in the stabbing. Karen and Michelle were transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital and both are listed as critical condition.

One sister was able to escape without harm. The Sheriff’s Office said they have no motive for this crime yet.


Residence on Hollyglen Drive in the Carrollwood area of Tampa where this crime took place around 0400 hrs.






A warrant for first degree murder has been issued, along with two warrants for attempted first degree murder.

Deputies are asking for help finding James Kenneth McElroy. He was last seen driving a blue 1989 Jaguar with the license plate 936 HWQ

Anyone with any information, call 911 immediately.