PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WWSB) – A Charlotte County judge has ordered Shannon Rose Giblin held in pretrial detention in a case in which she is accused of second-degree murder and grand theft of a motor vehicle, according to court records.
The investigation began March 8, 2026, at a home on Gewant Boulevard in Punta Gorda. A probable cause affidavit says deputies were called to the home for a report of a person not breathing.
According to the affidavit, Tracy and David Wright went to check on Paul De Wayne Bradley and noticed the garage doors were open. The affidavit says Tracy followed what she believed was a blood trail from the detached garage to the screened lanai, where Bradley was found under a clear tarp.
Investigators said Bradley was pronounced dead at 7:28 p.m.
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The affidavit says Bradley’s silver 2024 Toyota pickup was missing from the property. Investigators wrote that security camera footage from a neighboring home showed the truck leaving the area at about 4:30 p.m.
According to the affidavit, Sarasota County sheriff’s deputies later found the truck in their jurisdiction and detained Giblin that night.
The affidavit says Giblin gave a post-Miranda sworn recorded statement to investigators. However, the document also states that the account included in the affidavit is a summary and not a verbatim transcript.
In a separate court order signed March 18, Circuit Judge Lisa S. Porter granted the state’s motion for pretrial detention. The order says Giblin was arrested on a first-degree felony punishable by life, that there is a substantial probability she committed the offense, and that no conditions of release or bail would reasonably protect the community, ensure her presence at trial or assure the integrity of the judicial process.
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