Tampa man arrested in death of woman found in apartment with unharmed infant, deputies say
Deputies arrested a 52-year-old Tampa man in the death of a woman whose body was found Tuesday in an apartment with a baby, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
The dead body and the infant, who was unharmed, were discovered during a welfare check of the home, located in the Avenue Apartments complex in the 9100 block of Avenue Club Drive in the Temple Terrace area.
The medical examiner’s office ruled the death a homicide, the Sheriff’s Office said, and detectives’ investigation led them to Thomas Sapp.
The agency did not say what led detectives to suspect Sapp or how he knew the victim. They also did not provide any identifying information about the woman who died or their cause of death.
Sapp was arrested and booked into a Hillsborough County jail Friday. Records show he is being held without bail.
Sapp faces charges of first-degree, premeditated murder, sexual battery causing serious injury and child neglect, the Sheriff’s Office said.
