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Suspect in Helena double homicide arrested in Florida

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HELENA, Ala. (WIAT) -- A suspect police believe was involved in the deaths of two people in Helena last week has been arrested.On Monday, the Helena Police Department announced that John Peyton Scott III was in custody. He is charged with capital murder in the deaths of Sharon Tarwater Whited, 40, and her father, 75-year-old Chester E Tarwater Jr., who were found dead at a home on Piney Woods Drive in Helena Jan. 19.

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