The tip that led police to him came from one of his co-workers at an Ybor City McDonalds, which is near the Seminole Heights neighborhood.ĭonaldson asked an employee at the restaurant to hold a bag with a. He was a crew chief at the McDonald's when he was arrested. Authorities there said they review cold cases to see if Donaldson could be linked to any crimes there. Police in New York said Donaldson had been arrested in May 2014, but the arrest was sealed and no details were available. The Mets would neither confirm nor deny that he was employed by them. His LinkedIn account also listed a job as a "guest experience host" for the New York Mets in 2016. The academy said he passed a background check before he was hired. 13 and worked for about three months before he was fired for absenteeism. He was a walk-on for the men's basketball team during the 2011-12 season, but never played in a game, Browne said.Īfter graduating, he worked in customer support at the Ultimate Medical Academy, a school that trains workers for health care jobs. John's University in New York in January 2017, according to school spokesman Brian Browne. He's scheduled for a first appearance hearing on Thursday.ĭonaldson graduated from St. Arrest records don't list an attorney and the police chief said he didn't know if he had a lawyer yet. This community begins the healing process."ĭonaldson did not live in the Seminole Heights neighborhood where the shootings occurred and told investigators he was unfamiliar with it. "We had a community that was on edge," Mayor Bob Buckhorn said. The fourth killing happened earlier this month. By Halloween, the fear was so great that police escorted children while trick-or-treating.
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The arrest overnight brought relief to an anxious community worried about a serial killer. "The gun is what we needed," Police Chief Brian Dugan said at a news conference surrounded by family members of the victims.