Shooting Suspect Clearwater

Clearwater Police Issue First-Degree Murder Warrant In Saturday’s Murder

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Clearwater Police homicide detectives have issued a warrant for first-degree murder for Arthur Benjamin Jr. ,50.

He is just over 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds, wears glasses, and is balding with a white chinstrap beard.

Police say that Benjamin has an extensive prior criminal history and was known to the victim, Kerry Washington.

Shooting Suspect Clearwater
Arthur Benjamin Jr. ,50

On Saturday, the Clearwater Police Department was conducting a homicide investigation after a body was found. Police say the call came in shortly after 8 a.m. from the Palmetto Park Apartments, located at1001 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. The body of 49-year-old Kerry Washington was found behind Building 7. 

Anyone with information on his whereabouts should call Clearwater Police at 727-562-4242.

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