{"id":328428,"date":"2026-07-03T13:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/328428\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T13:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:39:16","slug":"suspect-in-custody-after-man-family-dog-found-dead-in-st-pete-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/328428\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in custody after man, family dog found dead in St. Pete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 A suspect who police believe killed a man and a dog in St. Petersburg was taken into custody on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the St. Pete Police Department, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/86-old-man-dog-found-124207632.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:86-year-old man and his family dog;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;86-year-old man and his family dog&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">86-year-old man and his family dog<\/a> were found dead on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Detectives believe Jason Blythe, 43, shot both the man and the dog to death in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/person-found-dead-st-pete-233050181.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:5800 block of 11th Street South.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;5800 block of 11th Street South.&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">5800 block of 11th Street South. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While police said the motive remains unclear, the suspect and the victim were acquainted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Blythe was arrested in Tampa on a warrant out of Georgia for aggravated assault on a peace officer and eluding. He is being held without bond in Hillsborough County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Once detectives and the\u00a0State Attorney\u2019s Office complete filing the arrest warrant, Blythe will be moved to the Pinellas County Jail\u00a0on the charges of first-degree homicide, animal cruelty, and felon in possession of a firearm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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