MIRAMAR – Three convicted felons are back behind bars after a string of sexual assaults in Miramar.
Frankie Gatlin, Britton Blackwood and Kinshon Johnekins, who are known to be friends are all facing charges in connection with at least two incidents.
According to Miramar Police spokeswoman Tania Rues, the men robbed raped and terrorized their victims. The first incident happened on Sept. 24. Police said two women came down from Port Charlotte after meeting Gatlin and Blackwood through social media. Once they arrived they were sexually assaulted and robbed at gunpoint.
The second known case happened a little more than a month later on Oct. 26. According to officers, the victim was at Club 7 in Miramar when a friend drove her back to her vehicle in a nearby KFC parking lot around 5 in the morning. Once there, Johnekins and Blackwood allegedly ambushed the woman and raped her in her car. They also stole her belongings and threatened her.
All of the victims positively identified the three suspects through a photo lineup according to police.
A third incident early Friday morning is now being investigated. Police said two women told them they met Johnekins through the club scene and agreed to meet up with him at a home. Once there, one of the women was raped and both were terrorized and threatened. Johnekins has so far not been charged in this third assault and it is still under investigation.
All of the victims are in their 20s and come from different backgrounds according to officers and police believe there could be more victims.
Blackwood, Gatlin and Johnekins are all being held on several charges without bond.