{"id":289349,"date":"2026-05-29T20:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T20:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/289349\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T20:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T20:52:08","slug":"man-found-guilty-of-multiple-tallahassee-burglaries-sentenced-to-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/289349\/","title":{"rendered":"Man found guilty of multiple Tallahassee burglaries sentenced to prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A man found guilty of several Tallahassee burglaries has been sentenced to life in prison. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In March 2025, the Tallahassee Police Department received a call about a suspicious person pulling on car door handles at 2108 Continental Avenue at about 4:30 a.m. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Officers arrived, identified Cecil Bell, and found him carrying credit cards, ID cards and bags belonging to different victims, as well as a gun. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">During the trial, seven officers and eight victims testified. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Bell was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. <\/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\/05\/29\/man-found-guilty-multiple-tallahassee-burglaries-sentenced-prison\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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