Man Stages Fake Burglary, Kills Roommate

0:00A North Port man named Koi Bothwell called 911 on Sunday morning, claiming a woman with scissors broken to his place the night before, armed, now lay dead inside. But cops say he actually stabbed his own roommate multiple times with scissors and a kitchen knife before beating her head with golf clubs until they snapped. He faces a first degree murder charge after admitting to the whole thing. Bothwell waited hours to dial for help, saying he was too shocked to report it sooner. He showed up around 11.30 a.m. and found the woman lifeless near the front door while he chilled out back on the lani. Turns out, she was his roommate who came home on April 4 with a key that supposedly did not work. He told investigators she could not get in, so after a quick chat, he went at her with a blade in her head, neck, and chest. The affidavit lays it out cold, no talk of self-defense from him, just straight up attacks until he held her down and she stopped breathing. Detectives pieced it together from his own words and the scene.

1:01This case flips the script on a fake burglary tale, leaving a family shattered and a man locked up awaiting trial. Stay sharp out there folks, truth always cuts through the lies. That wraps Tampa Bay News today, brought to you with AI, I'm Corey with The Story.