Fifth Suspect Charged in Slaying of NFL's Taylor

MIAMI | A fifth person was charged Wednesday in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor, an official with the prosecutor's office said.

Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office spokesman Ed Griffith said Timothy Brown, 16, was charged with first-degree murder under a sealed warrant. He was also charged with armed burglary of an occupied dwelling, police said.

Brown was arrested in Lee County around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Miami-Dade Police said in a statement. He was awaiting transport to Miami-Dade County.

Brown did not yet have a lawyer on record with the prosecutor's office, Griffith said, and it has not been determined whether he will be tried with the four other suspects.

Court documents and police reports had previously suggested five people were involved in Taylor's death, but only four were originally charged.

Taylor, 24, died of massive blood loss after he was shot at his Miami-area home in November during a botched robbery. A trial for the four Fort Myers-area suspects is scheduled for Aug. 25.

Richard Sharpstein, a Miami defense lawyer who has acted as spokesman for the Taylor family, expressed gratitude Wednesday for authorities' work on the case.

"The family is thankful that the investigation continues, and that all individuals responsible for Sean's death meet harsh justice," he said.

Sharpstein said he could not speak about the facts of the case because of a gag order./