{"id":37654,"date":"2023-10-23T15:43:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=37654"},"modified":"2023-10-23T15:43:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:43:26","slug":"winter-haven-pastors-son-murdered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/10\/23\/winter-haven-pastors-son-murdered\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Haven pastor\u2019s son murdered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Winter Haven man was murdered in a church parking lot on Sunday, according to the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a news conference Monday, Sheriff Grady Judd announced the arrest of Taquion \u201cQuan\u201d Cotton, 22, in connection to a fatal shooting at Pentecostal Church of God in the Inwood area of Winter Haven.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"229\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-42-17.png?resize=354%2C229&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37655\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5458515283842795;width:437px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-42-17.png?w=354&amp;ssl=1 354w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-42-17.png?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cotton was accused of fatally shooting Roderick Wilson Jr., 20, in the parking lot of the church where his father is a pastor. Wilson was living in an apartment in the church at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shooting was captured on security cameras in a nearby building, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilson\u2019s body was found in the parking lot at 1:47 a.m. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the site of the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n        \n        <div class=\"embedpress-gutenberg-wrapper source-provider-Youtube aligncenter ep-clear   ep-content-protection-disabled inline\" id=\"6cb4a9d9-ddff-4a1a-9b87-08adc25433eb\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube \">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper \">\n                <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-2c7bd861b098279799c49895345a3eac\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content\">\n                    <div >\n                        <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper preset-default insta-grid ep-google-photos-carousel\"\n                            style=\"max-width:600px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"                                                                                                                >\n\n                            <div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-f6cac9e32f553eabfb32f72d273086ae ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:340px; max-height:340px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"Winter Haven pastor\u2019s son murdered\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J7Hi7wTzSsA?feature=oembed&#038;color=red&#038;rel=1&#038;controls=2&#038;start=true&#038;end=true&#038;fs=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen title=\"Winter Haven pastor\u2019s son murdered\"><\/iframe><\/div>                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cotton was charged with first-degree murder and \u201cseveral other felonies,\u201d according to a news release from the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cotton\u2019s firearm has not yet been recovered.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Taquion Cotton was charged with 1st Degree Murder (FC), Burglary with Battery (F1), Kidnapping (F1), Battery-Domestic with Prior Conviction (F3), Harassing in a Felony Proceeding (F3), Resisting with Violence (F3), Tampering with Physical Evidence (F3), Discharging a Firearm in a Residential Area (M1), and Resisting without Violence (M1).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cDetectives are still trying to determine Taquion Cotton\u2019s motivation to commit this murder. At this time, there is no indication the two men knew each other prior to tonight. Despite the murderer being locked-up, there is still work to be done. Please keep Roderick Wilson\u2019s family in your thoughts and prayers.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Grady Judd, Sheriff.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Winter Haven man was murdered in a church parking lot on Sunday, according to the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office. 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