Miramar

Three Felons Accused of Sexually Assaulting Women in Miramar: Police

Police said 19-year-old Frankie Lee Gatlin, 20-year-old Britton Blackwood and 19-year-old Kinshon Johnekins are all accused of raping three women in two separate incidents.

Three convicted felons are back behind bars after being accused of sexually assaulting several women and robbing them at gunpoint.

Miramar Police arrested 19-year-old Frankie Lee Gatlin, 20-year-old Britton Blackwood and 19-year-old Kinshon Johnekins. The trio is accused of raping three women in two separate incidents. All three are convicted felons.

"They robbed, raped, and terrorized women," said Miramar Police spokeswoman Tania Rues.

The first incident happened on September 24th, when two women from Port Charlotte drove to meet Gatlin and Blackwood after talking over social media. Police said the two suspects sexually assaulted the women and robbed them at gunpoint.

The second case occured on October 26th, when police said Johnekins and Blackwood attacked a woman after she left Club 7 in Miramar. According to Rues, the two men raped the woman in her car in a KFC parking lot around 5 a.m. The suspects robbed the woman and threatened to kill her if she called police.

Police used DNA evidence and video surveillance footage to catch the men. All three female victms positively identified the three suspects in a photo lineup.

Police are now investigating a third incident that happened early Friday morning. Two women told police they met Johnekins at a club and agreed to meet him at a home in Miramar. Both women were held at gunpoint, and one was raped. Johnekins has not yet been charged in this case as it is still under investigation.

Rues said police are now looking for more possible victims.

"Because of what we know on how they terrorized these women, the threats they made against them, and in some cases taking their identification, we believe there could potentially be additional victims that are in fear," Rues said. "We want them to come forward."

Each suspect faces sexual battery, false imprisonment, robbery and other charges. All three are being held without bond at the Broward Main County Jail. It is unclear whether any of the men have attorneys.

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