{"id":2077684,"date":"2023-10-24T12:01:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gang-member-with-lengthy-arrest-record-charged-with-murdering-pastors-son-at-church\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T12:04:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:04:08","slug":"gang-member-with-lengthy-arrest-record-charged-with-murdering-pastors-son-at-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gang-member-with-lengthy-arrest-record-charged-with-murdering-pastors-son-at-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Gang member charged with killing pastor&#8217;s son at church, has extensive arrest record."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgang-member-with-lengthy-arrest-record-charged-with-murdering-pastors-son-at-church%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2077684&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Gang\u2062 Member with Lengthy Arrest Record Charged \u200dwith Murdering Pastor&#8217;s Son\u2063 at Church<\/h2>\n<p>An alleged gang\u2062 member with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gang-member-with-lengthy-arrest-record-charged-with-murdering-pastors-son-at-church\/\" title=\"Gang member charged with killing pastor's son at church, has extensive arrest record.\">lengthy arrest record<\/a> has been arrested in Florida\u200b and charged with the\u2062 murder of a man in a church parking lot.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cvictim,\u2062 the \u2064son of \u2063the church\u2019s pastor, did not know his alleged \u200dkiller, and police have \u2064not been able to \u2063establish a connection \u2062between the two men.<\/p>\n<p>According \u2062to \u200dthe \u200bPolk County Sheriff\u2019s Office,\u2062 20-year-old Roderick Wilson Jr. was found shot \u200cto death in the parking lot \u200cof the Pentecostal \u2063Church of God in the community of Winter\u2062 Haven on \u200dSunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>His body was discovered at around 1:47 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 young man\u2019s father is the pastor \u2062of the church, and Wilson\u200c lived in an apartment \u2064on the \u200dproperty.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u200cinvestigators, Wilson died\u2064 after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-to-help-ecuador-investigate-right-wing-presidential-candidates-assassination-report\/\" title=\"FBI to aid Ecuador in probing assassination of right-wing candidate: Report\">shot multiple \u200ctimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By Sunday afternoon, police had \u200darrested 22-year-old Taquion \u201cQuan\u201d Cotton\u2064 for \u2064the slaying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPCSO deputies quickly arrived and found Wilson with \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-firefighter-sets-fire-to-own-home-after-opening-fire-on-co-workers\/\" title=\"Calif. firefighter sets fire to own home after opening fire on co-workers\">multiple gunshot wounds<\/a>, and \u200cdeceased,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said. \u201cPCSO Homicide Investigations and Crime Scene\u200c Investigations both responded and began collecting evidence and conducting interviews.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cotton, police\u2064 said, lived in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators\u2064 also said they were led to Cotton after\u2062 a nearby camera \u200ccaptured \u200bthe murder.<\/p>\n<p>After he \u2064was\u200d spotted by officers, he \u200dallegedly\u200c fled \u200dinto a nearby residence and assaulted a woman. Police said they found him holding the\u2063 woman in \u200ba\u2062 chokehold.<\/p>\n<p>Police also said Cotton\u2019s own\u200c mother attempted to\u200c help the woman\u200d and to\u2063 assist\u2063 them in \u2062arresting her son.<\/p>\n<p>He then allegedly bit\u200c his mother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCotton\u2019s mother, who lives in the \u200barea, ran to the woman\u2019s aid, and tried \u2063to assist deputies \u200bwith apprehending her son. Cotton\u2063 then began biting his mother, so deputies were forced to \u2064use a Taser on \u2063Cotton to protect the two women \u200dand get him secured,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said. \u201cOnce in custody, Cotton yelled at his mother, demanding that she not \u2062press charges against him for \u200bbiting her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Polk\u200b County\u200b Sheriff \u200bGrady \u2064Judd vowed that a thorough investigation would result\u200d in justice for Wilson and his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDetectives are still trying to determine Taquion Cotton\u2019s motivation to commit this murder. At\u2062 this time, there is no indication the two men knew each \u2062other prior to tonight,\u201d Judd said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Over the weekend, PCSO \u2062homicide detectives investigated the murder of 20-year old \u200dRoderick Wilson, Jr. in the \u200cInwood area of \u200cWinter Haven.<\/p>\n<p>22-year old Taquion \u201cQuan\u201d Cotton was arrested later that same \u2064day\u200d as he was battering his mother and another\u2062 woman while\u200b trying to get away\u2026\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dzXmhYERcd\">pic.twitter.com\/dzXmhYERcd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polk County Sheriff  Grady Judd (@PolkCoSheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PolkCoSheriff\/status\/1716547407570215313?\">October 23, \u20632023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The sheriff added, \u201cDespite\u200d the murderer being locked-up,\u200d there is still work to be done. Please keep Roderick Wilson\u2019s family in your thoughts and \u200dprayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Judd also said of Wilson, \u201cRoderick was \u2064a Christian boy, and he loved the Lord,\u201d WEAR-TV \u200dreported.<\/p>\n<p>The Polk \u2062County Sheriff\u2019s Office \u200bis still searching \u200cfor the firearm that was\u200c used in the murder of Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Cotton\u2062 is charged with first-degree murder, \u2063burglary with battery, kidnapping, battery-domestic with a prior conviction, harassing in a felony proceeding and numerous other charges.<\/p>\n<p>He has previously been convicted of 11 felonies and nine misdemeanors for crimes ranging from attempted murder to battery\u2063 of a pregnant woman.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch\u200b p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from \u200dOur Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every morning, we at The Western Journal wake up and pursue our mission of giving you the important information you need about what\u2019s \u200bhappening in America.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>We \u200ccan\u2019t do that without your help<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">America has been on \u200cthe\u2062 receiving\u2062 end of false narratives. 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Brown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder of The \u2064Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gang-member-lengthy-arrest-record-charged-murdering-pastors-son-church\/\">Gang Member with Lengthy Arrest Record Charged with \u2063Murdering \u200dPastor&#8217;s Son at \u200cChurch<\/a> appeared first\u2063 on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Is there any evidence or information linking the\u2063 alleged killer to the pastor&#8217;s son?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Gang Member with Lengthy\u2062 Arrest Record Charged with Murdering Pastor&#8217;s Son at Church<\/p>\n<p>An alleged gang member with a lengthy arrest record has been arrested in Florida and charged\u2062 with the murder of\u200c a man in a church parking\u200d lot.<\/p>\n<p>The victim, the son\u200d of \u2064the church\u2019s\u2062 pastor, did not \u2063know his alleged killer, and \u200cpolice have not been able to establish a connection between the\u2064 two men.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u2063 the\u2063 Polk County\u200c Sheriff\u2019s Office, 20-year-old \u200dRoderick Wilson Jr. was\u200b found shot to\u200c death in \u2062the \u2062parking lot of\u200c the Pentecostal Church of God in the community of Winter Haven on Sunday \u200cmorning.<\/p>\n<p>His body\u2062 was discovered at around 1:47 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The young man\u2019s father is the pastor of the church, and Wilson lived \u2062in an apartment on the property.<\/p>\n<p>According to investigators, Wilson\u200b died after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-fatal-shooting-of-iowa-officer-has-long-criminal-history\/\" title=\"Suspect in fatal shooting of Iowa officer has long criminal history\">shot multiple times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By Sunday afternoon, police had arrested 22-year-old Taquion \u201cQuan\u201d Cotton for the slaying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPCSO deputies quickly arrived and found \u2064Wilson with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arrest-in-tupac-shakur-killing-stemmed-from-biggie-smalls-death-investigation\/\" title=\"Arrest in Tupac's murder linked to Biggie's case.\">multiple\u200d gunshot wounds<\/a>, and deceased,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s\u200d office said. \u201cPCSO Homicide Investigations \u200band Crime Scene Investigations both responded and\u2063 began collecting evidence and conducting interviews.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cotton, police said, lived in\u2064 the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators also said they were led to Cotton\u200c after a nearby camera captured the murder.<\/p>\n<p>After he was spotted by officers, he allegedly fled into a nearby \u200dresidence \u200band assaulted a woman. Police said they found him holding the woman in a chokehold.<\/p>\n<p>Police also said \u2063Cotton\u2019s own mother attempted to help the woman and to assist them in arresting her son.<\/p>\n<p>He then allegedly bit his mother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCotton\u2019s\u2063 mother, who lives in\u200d the area, ran to the woman\u2019s aid, and tried to assist deputies with apprehending her son. Cotton then began biting his mother, so deputies were forced to use a Taser on Cotton to protect\u2062 the two women and get him secured,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said. \u201cOnce in custody, Cotton yelled\u2062 at his mother, demanding that she not press charges against him for\u200c biting her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd vowed that a thorough investigation would\u2062 result in justice for Wilson and his<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Florida man, believed to be a gang member, was arrested for the murder of a churchgoer in a parking lot. 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