Additional charge in Peace River drowning

CREATED Sep. 24, 2012

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ARCADIA, Fla. - 28-year-old Andrew Skevington will face an additional charge in connection with the drowning death of a 17-year-old Tampa girl.

Witnesses say Jerridean Lakisha Bolds Froyer was pushed from a pedestrian bridge into the Peace River earlier this month.  Her body was found just a couple of days after the incident.

Skevington was initially charged with being an accessory to manslaughter after the fact.  He now faces a charge of tampering with evidence.  Authorities tell FOX 4 News Skevington removed personal items belonging to Froyer from the scene.

Froyer's boyfriend, 28-year-old Mark Huntley, Jr., faces a charge of manslaughter in her death.