Man who barricaded self inside St. Pete hotel charged with murder in double homicide

Police say the man who reportedly barricaded himself inside a room of a St. Pete motel is now in custody. It happened at the Bayway Inn on 34th Street South around 3:30 p.m. Friday. Officers say the man, Andre Watkins, surrendered to police "in a peaceful manner." Watkins is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Jerome Clark and Larrisha Williams, according to police. During the standoff, the St. Petersburg Police Department said officers believed Watkins was linked to Wednesday's double homicide.