Adam Walser

1 month ago | abcactionnews.com | Adam Walser

Editor’s note: Floridians are paying a lot of money for health insurance, but we’ve been listening to our viewers.   Many of you are very unhappy with your coverage. At ABC Action News, we want to take action for you.   Has your doctor prescribed treatment that your insurance company denied? We are digging into the problem of outrageous denials.

2 months ago | abcactionnews.com | Adam Walser

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — We’ve all heard the saying, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” Some Tarpon Springs residents are now speaking out, saying their neighbor has taken that concept too far by piling up hurricane-damaged appliances and building materials in his mother’s yard. “Everyone complains about it, and everyone is completely helpless to effectuate any sort of change,” said Deniece Ramirez, who lives next door to the property.

2 months ago | abcactionnews.com | Adam Walser

TAMPA, Fla. — We’re listening to the reaction following a not-guilty verdict in the Tampa dog park shooting. Witnesses who testified in the trial of Gerald Declan Radford are speaking out. Friends of 54-year-old Walt Lay, who was shot and killed here at West Dog Park, about what happened at the trial, the verdict, and what message they think it sends. “The defendant is not guilty. So say we all,” the jury foreperson announced late Thursday afternoon.

2 months ago | abcactionnews.com | Adam Walser

TAMPA, Fla. — A Hillsborough County jury found Gerald Declan Radford not guilty for the shooting of a gay man at a Tampa dog park last year. Radford was charged with second-degree murder for the death of a gay man at a Tampa dog park in 2024. According to prosecutors, Radford fatally shot Walt Lay last February after witnesses said Radford taunted Lay for months because he was gay.

2 months ago | abcactionnews.com | Adam Walser

TAMPA, Fla. — Wednesday marked day two of testimony in the Gerald Declan Radford murder trial. Jurors heard testimony from the lead detective, saw body camera footage from the first deputies who arrived on the scene, and learned about the victim’s fatal injuries from the medical examiner. Body camera footage showed Radford had his hands up when deputies arrived. Moments earlier, he called 911 to report the shooting at West Park and told an operator he laid his gun on a picnic table.