{"id":221500,"date":"2026-04-07T03:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/221500\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T03:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:46:11","slug":"man-accused-in-januarys-leon-county-valdosta-string-of-murders-pleads-not-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/221500\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused in January\u2019s Leon County, Valdosta string of murders pleads not guilty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A Tallahassee man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/04\/02\/state-seek-death-penalty-man-accused-january-string-murders-across-leon-county-valdosta\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/04\/02\/state-seek-death-penalty-man-accused-january-string-murders-across-leon-county-valdosta\/\">charged in a string of murders in January<\/a> was in court Monday afternoon. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Flay Rollins is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/21\/man-accused-three-murders-within-days-tallahassee-valdosta\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/21\/man-accused-three-murders-within-days-tallahassee-valdosta\/\">accused of killing three people <\/a>in Leon County and Valdosta. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Flay Rollins was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder, which court records show was...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775533571_591_HFULUQPUWVG67ESY6UZH3TCOFU.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Flay Rollins was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder, which court records show was upgraded from his initial second-degree murder charge. He was also indicted on a new charge of unlawful killing of an unborn child and firearm possession by a convicted felon, the court documents revealed.(Leon County Jail)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Police say they arrested Rollins after he allegedly killed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/25\/shes-just-good-person-grieving-son-mourns-mother-killed-leon-county-valdosta-string-murders\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/25\/shes-just-good-person-grieving-son-mourns-mother-killed-leon-county-valdosta-string-murders\/\">Sheena Kenon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/21\/living-with-half-heart-family-mourns-victim-killed-leon-county-valdosta-string-murders\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/21\/living-with-half-heart-family-mourns-victim-killed-leon-county-valdosta-string-murders\/\">Otica Williams<\/a> in Leon County. Williams was pregnant at the time of her death. Rollins is also accused of killing his co-worker,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/23\/empty-without-him-valdosta-father-killed-triple-murder-remembered-devoted-family-man\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/23\/empty-without-him-valdosta-father-killed-triple-murder-remembered-devoted-family-man\/\"> Walter Pettiford<\/a>, in Valdosta. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Flay Rollins was arrested in January after allegedly killing two women, Sheena Kenon and Otica...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775533571_561_G5CSTPLPHBHBVL374MG7IQIBPE.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Flay Rollins was arrested in January after allegedly killing two women, Sheena Kenon and Otica Williams, in Leon County and his co-worker, Walter Pettiford, in Valdosta. (left to right)(WCTV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Rollins was arraigned Monday afternoon, and court records show he entered a not guilty plea. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Viewers alerted WCTV, and we have since confirmed there was a confrontation between Rollins and someone in the audience as he was being led out of the courtroom. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/04\/06\/court-records-man-accused-januarys-leon-county-valdosta-string-murders-pleads-not-guilty\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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