Police arrest man accused of murder over PS3

Thursday, May 8, 2008

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Edward K. Stoddard Jr. was arrested on charges of first-degree murder

Edward K. Stoddard Jr. was arrested Wednesday night on a charge of first-degree murder.

DADE CITY (Bay News 9) -- A man police say shot his neighbor over a missing Playstation 3 was arrested Wednesday night.

Edward Keith Stoddard Jr., 28, was arrested after the Pasco County Sheriff's Office SWAT team surrounded a home in Dade City. According to police reports, he surrendered without incident and was booked into the Land O'Lakes jail.

Stoddard is accused of shooting his neighbor, Douglas F. Abrams, 26, on Apr. 24 over a dispute regarding a missing Playstation 3. He is being charged with one count of first-degree murder.

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