Travis McBride (Volusia County Sheriff’s Office) and his car, where authorities found Clinton Dorsey’s body (WESH screenshot)
A 46-year-old therapist in Florida was arrested after he allegedly killed a 51-year-old man whose body was found stuffed in the trunk of his car.
Travis McBride is accused of gunning down Clinton “Clint” Dorsey, shooting the victim in the middle of the street in front of multiple witnesses who said they saw Dorsey drag the body into the woods, court records obtained by Law&Crime state.
McBride, a therapist who specializes in anger management and PTSD, was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with one count of first-degree premeditated murder.
In a news release, police said McBride and Dorsey “were known to each other and had an ongoing dispute.”
According to a probable cause affidavit, officers with the Deland Police Department responded to a home at 7:05 a.m. on Thursday at 624 East Howry Avenue in response to multiple calls about a murder.
The first caller told the dispatcher, “There’s been a murder that happened,” the document states.
“Person is lookin’ in the road cleaning up blood off the ground and searching for the shells,” the caller said. “Older white guy named Travis, he’s the one who killed a dude named Clint. Took the body with him — drug the body across the road, put it in the car, and left.”
A short while later, a woman identified in the affidavit as “W1” called and told the dispatcher that “the person who committed the murder is standing at the door of 624 E Howry Ave.” The woman whispered and asked for police to be sent to the address before abruptly disconnecting the line.
Upon arriving, first responders located W1, who told them McBride had come to her home at about 7 or 8 the previous night looking for Dorsey, whom she described as a well-known homeless man who “lived in the woods across the street from her house.”
McBride allegedly told the woman that Dorsey had done something to harm his dogs.
“W1 stated that she saw (McBride) with a gun in his hand shooting, (Dorsey). W1 said she heard approximately eight to nine shots being fired. W1 stated she heard the gunshots and then saw the light on the gun. W1 noted that (McBride) was pointing the gun down at the body,” the affidavit states. “W1 stated she saw (McBride) drag the body across the street toward a wooded area. W1 said she did not observe any other person(s) drag the body into the woods across the street in the area when (McBride) shot (Dorsey). W1 noted that she was 100% sure that (McBride) shot (Dorsey). W1 stated she feared (McBride) because he was aggressive with his gun.”
Police noted the street was wet in one area that appeared to have been recently hosed down, and several spent shell casings were recovered.
After receiving a tip, police recovered bloody clothing, 9 mm spent shell casings similar to those found outside of McBride’s home, and what appeared to be a blood-soaked towel from a locked dumpster behind a nearby car wash. A red Nissan hatchback car registered to McBride was found in a parking lot down the block from the car wash.
Police were able to see into the trunk of McBride’s car and saw “what appeared to be a body.” An officer opened the door and found a man — later identified as Dorsey — in the trunk of the car who was “obviously deceased,” per the affidavit.
McBride was taken into custody and immediately asked for an attorney, leading police to end their interview. He appeared in court on Friday and did not enter a plea.
McBride is a therapist and owner of Starting Point Mental Health in Deland. His “areas of expertise” are listed as PTSD, anger management, anxiety disorders, sleep problems, and depression, according to the practice’s website.
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