Car stalls getaway for man accused in Florida murder: cops (VIDEO)
Brian Michael Vicario, 24, is being held without bail for the first-degree murder of R.C. Brown, who police allege was stabbed and shot in his own apartment. Vicario was found in a broken down car nearby.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 2:51 AM
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PINELLAS COUNTY JAILBrian Michael Vicario is being held without bond for the suspected death of R.C. Brown.
A Florida man's speedy getaway from a murder stalled on the side of a road.
Brian Michael Vicario, 24, is being held without bail on a first-degree murder charge afterClearwater police found him in his stalled car near the crime scene late Monday night, police said.
Cops allege Vicario broke into an apartment on Woodlawn St. at 10 p.m., shattering a window to get inside, and then stabbed and shot 53-year-old R.C. Brown, Clearwater police said.
Vicario reportedly knew Brown, who died at the scene.
Police, responding to 911 calls of gunshots, caught up with Vicario after his car, a dented Nissan, broke down on Woodlawn St., just east of the crime scene.
The car was towed away while Vicario was hauled away. Florida's bike path's might have been a better solution.
A motive remains unclear, according to police.
WFLA-TVBrian Michael Vicario was captured when his car (pictured) broke down.