{"id":122291,"date":"2026-01-17T21:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T21:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/122291\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T21:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T21:28:09","slug":"man-arrested-for-killing-two-women-in-leon-county-also-charged-in-valdosta-homicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/122291\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for killing two women in Leon County, also charged in Valdosta homicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LEON COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A man has been arrested in connection with two separate homicides in Leon County and another one in Valdosta, according to the Leon County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Flay Rollins, 54, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, per the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"A man has been arrested in connection with two separate homicides in Leon County and another...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2UI5J2LKABH3XCY4MR7X2JFNHM.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>A man has been arrested in connection with two separate homicides in Leon County and another one in Valdosta, according to the Leon County Sheriff\u2019s Office.(CJIS)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Deputies said they identified Rollins as a suspect while investigating a homicide at 150 Bethel By The Lake Drive, where a woman was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/17\/lcso-investigating-suspicious-death\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/17\/lcso-investigating-suspicious-death\/\"> found dead<\/a> from gunshot wounds. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Later during the investigation, the U.S. Marshals Taskforce told deputies that Rollins was located and taken to the Leon County Detention Facility following a Lowndes Co. Sheriff\u2019s Office warrant issued for a separate homicide in Valdosta, per LCSO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More on crime in our area:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Rollins reportedly admitted to the Bethel By The Lake homicide while in custody and told deputies of a second homicide he committed in Leon County. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Detectives used information provided by Rollins and found another woman in the Apalachicola National Forest who was dead from gunshot wounds, per LCSO. Deputies said the Medical Examiner\u2019s Office found that the woman was pregnant when she died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">LCSO said that this is an ongoing investigation and additional charges may be filed. 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