Mother of tourist who was carjacked, murdered in Florida to speak out following $2M lawsuit settlement

Sara Filips
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Mother of tourist who was carjacked, murdered in Florida to speak out following $2M lawsuit settlement

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The mother of the man who was carjacked and murdered while on vacation in a popular Orlando-area community will be speaking out on Wednesday in hopes of preventing another tragedy.

In July 2021, Jeremiah Brown was vacationing in the ChampionsGate community with his girlfriend and her children. When he left their Airbnb, located at 9045 Stinger Drive, in his rental car, he was approached by two suspects, identified as Tyrell Johnson and Jimmy Robinson, who had been targeting the community, committing vehicular burglaries and thefts.

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The two suspects carjacked Brown and murdered him, police said.

During the investigation, it was discovered that the men were suspected to have had a history of crime within the ChampiosGate community months ahead of Brown’s murder.

Surveillance footage captured on the night of Brown’s murder, which can be viewed in the video player above, shows the killers racing past the guardhouse through the exit lanes, bypassing the physical access control barriers.

A security company, RAMCA Protective of Orlando, Inc., was hired by ChampionsGate to control access to the community and to provide security guards. However, no additional security, procedures, or warnings were put into place following the string of crimes ahead of the murder.

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Several lawsuits were filed by Brown’s mother, Lorrie. Now, she is planning to speak out, saying communities like ChampionsGate are full of vacation rental homes, which are targets for crime. She wants to warn others of the poor security, arguing for change and accountability.

Lorrie is hopeful this will help prevent another tragedy.

RAMCO settled the negligent security lawsuit with the Brown family for $2 million.

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