Gang members’ argument over $5 led to the death of a woman: PCSO

MULBERRY, Fla. – An argument between two rival gang members over a $5 drug deal led to one of the men accidentally shooting his girlfriend, killing her, according to new documents released by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Arrest affidavits show Joshua Clark, aka “Chop,” gave Jose Coronado, aka “Tweety,” money for synthetic marijuana at the home of Coronado’s girlfriend, Mary Dino, in Mulberry on Wednesday.

According to officers, Clark confronted Coronado in the driveway early Thursday and demanded the drugs or his $5 back.

Mugshots of Jose Coronado and Joshua Clark courtesy of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Documents show that Coronado, who was in his car with Dino at the time, pointed a gun at Clark. Dino then grabbed Coronado while asking him to stop, and then the gun went off and shot Dino in the chest.

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Coronado and Clark then fired multiple shots at each other, but neither was hit, officers said.

The report shows that Coronado dropped Dino off in the back of a pickup truck outside another home a few minutes later and then yelled at people in the home to call 911. Dino, 28, later died in hospital.

A vehicle description from a witness helped officers track Coronado near Fort Meade, leading to a pursuit. They performed a PIT maneuver and arrested him, PCSO said.

When Coronado was interviewed by officers, he denied having any weapons and claimed Clark had shot Dino.

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According to the sheriff’s office, Clark admitted to shooting Coronado, then drove to a friend’s house and hid the gun in the attic because he is a convicted felon.

At a news conference Thursday, Sheriff Grady Judd said both suspects are known meth dealers and part of what he called a “cranker colony.”

Coronado, 34, faces the following charges:

• Manslaughter
• Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
• Tampering with physical evidence
• Discharging a firearm in a residential area
• Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Possession of ammunition by a convicted felon

Clark, 35, faces the following charges:

• Tampering with physical evidence
• Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Possession of ammunition by a convicted felon
• Discharging a firearm in a residential area

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