Black Arrested After Beating White Father to Death in Shopping Plaza Parking Lot

Kristoff King.

Shopping centers definitely seem to be among the top 10 chimping spots in America.

Best to avoid such places altogether.

WTSP:

Two days after the body of 48-year-old Scott Jenks was discovered lying in a shopping plaza parking lot, an arrest has been made in the case.

Jenks’ body was found at about 4:40 a.m. Tuesday. Police said there was evidence he was beaten to death.

According to St. Pete Police spokesperson Yolanda Fernandez, Jenks was well-known in the community. He’d spent years working as a bartender and a cook at various bars and restaurants around St. Pete.

On Thursday, Kristoff King, 36, was arrested in Alachua County, charged with first-degree murder.

King is being held in Alachua County awaiting extradition to Pinellas County.

Scott Jenks.