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Man accused of bludgeoning crew member on vessel off Florida
A Florida man has been charged with bludgeoning to death a sleeping crew member aboard a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.
Federal authorities said Wednesday that Casey Hickok was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder.
According to a complaint, the captain of the “No Bitchin” vessel radioed for help Monday for a “domestic dispute.”
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter and vessel responded to the boat located about 65 miles (about 100 kilometres) west of Marco Island, Florida.
Coast Guard crew members found a crew member dead with head injuries. Authorities say Hickok told a U.S. Coast Guard crew member that the victim had raped him in the past. It wasn’t immediately known if Hickok has an attorney.
A U.S. Attorney spokesman provided no further information.
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