1 arrested, man accused of ‘intentionally’ killing brother in hit-and-run crash still on the run: Police

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The St. Petersburg Police Department is searching for a man accused of running over his 35-year-old brother and leaving him in the street to die. 

Tyree Gland, 34, is wanted for the murder of his brother, Taiwan James Gland. 

On Wednesday afternoon, police announced the arrest of Sebastian Williams. Officers say he was a passenger in the vehicle that hit and killed Taiwan Gland, early Monday morning. He has been charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. 

Police say they were called to the intersection of 7th Avenue S. and 12th Street South shortly before 2:40 a.m. on Monday to investigate reports of a man lying in the road. 

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The man was later identified as Taiwan Gland and investigators say he was deliberately hit twice by a vehicle. 

Photo courtesy: St. Petersburg Police Department

Taiwan Gland is the father of an 18-year-old man with the same name who was shot and killed outside the Citrus Grove Apartments in St. Petersburg last Friday.

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Police confirmed the deaths of Taiwan Gland Junior and Taiwan Gland Senior are not related. 

"These are two completely separate investigations. The link is that they are family members," Yolanda Fernandez, the SPPD public information officer, said. 

Fernandez told FOX 13 that Tyree Gland has a lengthy criminal history. 

"Tyree was a teenager when he was convicted of killing a 15-year-old. So, he was sentenced to prison, where he served 15 years. He just got out of prison a couple of months ago," she said. "Here he is newly released, just starting anew, and he has this altercation with his brother of all people and ends up killing his brother."

FOX 13 interviewed Tyree Gland in April 2022, when he served his sentence at Avon Park Correctional Institute. He boasted about the benefits of its Heeling Together Dog Program. But, now police want him back behind bars.

Police say Tyree Gland was last seen driving a dark blue 2018 Cadillac ATS, with tag AT21AH.

Police say Tyree Gland was last seen in a dark blue 2018 Cadillac ATS, with tag AT21AH. Image is courtesy of SPPD. 

Anyone with information on Tyree Gland’s whereabouts is asked to call police at 727-893-7780, text SPPD + your tip to TIP411. 

A Crime Stoppers reward of up to $5000 is being offered for information leading to his arrest. The caller may remain anonymous. 

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