A Florida anger management therapist has been arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting a man and hiding his body in the back seat of a hatchback, authorities said.
The DeLand Police Department said officers responded to a call around 7 a.m. on Jan. 18 about an “elderly male” who was cleaning up blood from the front yard of a residence because he had “killed someone.”
According to the caller, the man put the body in his car and drove away, returning to the scene a short time later.
He then received a call from a woman who told him someone had been murdered and that the “culprit” was at her front door, then hung up on the 911 call.
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Travis McBride booking photo (Volusia County Jail)
According to charging documents reviewed by Fox News Digital, the caller identified an “older white male” as Travis, who was later identified as 46-year-old Travis McBride of DeLand. The caller also said McBride was the one who killed “a man named Clint,” identified as 51-year-old Clinton Dorsey.
During the investigation, police noticed a large amount of water from a property on Frankfort Street in DeLand drying onto the road. Officers also found a spent 9mm shell casing on an easement approximately 10 feet from the driveway. Police said there were “several red droplets, believed to be blood,” next to the casing.
A female witness who contacted police claimed that McBride showed up at her home on January 17 looking for Dorsey, and that McBride “put glass in a jar for Dorsey.” [McBride’s] According to the arrest affidavit, McBride allegedly said he was going to kill Dorsey, who was described as a homeless man who lives in the woods across the street from the witness' home.
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9mm pistol. Police said they found an intact 9mm bullet with a shell casing the same color as the one found at the murder scene. (Getty Images)
Witnesses told detectives that the shooting occurred around 10 p.m. that night, adding that they heard eight to nine gunshots being fired. Witnesses said McBride showed up at his home the next morning and threatened him, telling him not to call police.
Investigators conducted several other interviews and reviewed surveillance footage from the scene.
During one interrogation, a local transient reportedly told detectives that he saw what he believed to be “bloodstained clothing” in a trash can at a nearby car wash on East New York Street.
Police said they searched the area but found no bloody clothing. However, police said they found an unused 9mm bullet with a shell casing the same color as the one found at the scene.
Police also found a vehicle parked on the south side of the store.
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Travis McBride was charged with first-degree murder. (St. Petersburg)
As detectives approached McBride's red Nissan Versa hatchback, they saw a white bucket with documents inside, a black backpack, a blue fleece blanket, and what appeared to be a body in the back seat.
Officers opened the rear hatch of the trunk and attempted to rescue the man, but the man was already dead.
Police said McBride and Dorsey knew each other and had been arguing.
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According to McBride's LinkedIn account, he is the owner of Starting Point Mental Health, LLC, which specializes in areas such as addiction, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and anger management.
Police arrested McBride, charged him with first-degree murder, and held him in the Volusia County Branch Jail without bail.
An investigation into this matter is ongoing.
