LAKELAND, Florida — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said six people face charges in a double murder that happened in Secret Cove on Monday.
The incident happened when a car crashed into a home in what authorities said started as a drug transaction.
Four of the suspects were each charged with two counts of felony murder and other crimes. The other two suspects were charged with various crimes involved with the case, the sheriff’s office said.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office photo taken Monday, May 12, 2025.
According to a news release, 19-year-old Davin Boutwell drove a white Mercedes to the Secret Cove neighborhood to conduct a drug transaction there. A 17-year-old met Boutwell at his car. Anthony Scott Roush, 18, and a 15-year-old stood by, and Kristian Xavier Guzman, 23, was in a getaway car.
“During the brief meeting, Boutwell was shot through the chest (from back to front),” the release stated. “The Mercedes sped away down the road and fatally struck 38-year old Nathaniel Jones, Jr. on his electric bike, and then crashed into a residence on Pirates Way. Boutwell and Jones were deceased when first responders arrived.”
Detectives determined that the robbery of Boutwell was planned, the release said.
Roush and Guzman were charged with two counts of felony murder, as were the 17-year-old and the 15-year-old. Spectrum News is not naming the latter two suspects because of their age.
Jessica M. Chambers, 19, and Isabella Brooke Farley, 21, were charged with accessory after the fact and conspiracy to commit armed robbery, among other charges.
“What happened on Pirates Way was unusual and tragic,” said Sheriff Grady Judd said. “The six suspects we now have locked-up will be held accountable for their role in these murders.”
