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Arrest in North Fort Myers murder; man killed with single stab

By WINK News

Story Created: May 11, 2008 at 6:04 PM EDT

Story Updated: May 11, 2008 at 6:52 PM EDT

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Lee County Sheriff's Office has announced they have arrested 35 year old Samuel “Sammy” Loudenslager. He is accused of the Thursday morning murder of Jerry Shawn Collins. It's a story you first saw on WINK.

Deputies say Loundenslager killed Collins with a single stab to his chest. Collins was found dead by deputies at his Crescent Lake Drive home in North Fort Myers.

Sunday's arrest of Loundenslager is his seventh arrests in Lee County since 2006 and his thirteenth arrest in Lee County since 1999.

Deputies say very early in the murder investigation they pinned Loundenslager as a suspect. Finally, Saturday night he was discovered at a mobile home park in North Fort Myers near the intersection of U.S. 41 and Del Prado Boulevard Extension. He was taken into custody, and then later arrested.

Samuel Joseph Loudenslager was booked into the Lee County Jail on a charge of second degree murder. Deputies have not said what led to the stabbing.

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Wednesday, May 28 at 11:39 AM from someone very special to him wrote ...

I lovedhim for a very long time and i knew him good and bad he is a good person he just got with some bad people and it slead him wrong .Ibeen knowing him for a very long time and was married to him and he will be missed so very much. he didnt ask for this to happen to him .He also has children he loved and they will miss him to .He had a daughter who loved her daddy so very much and now she dont have him in her life.I remember her daddy was her life now he is gone .I MISS YOU JERRY AND LOVEYOU

Sunday, May 18 at 8:04 PM suspect's family wrote ...

I have been reading the comments of others and to respond. According to the news and near by neighbors the home of the victom was full of drugs and street related people so there for the victom and suspect were affialted for all the wrong reasons. I'm sorry for the family of the victom loss. As well as i am sorry for the suspect the reason he has no voice in the matter and others bashing him not knowing him or the situation. May discover this could've been a self-defence drug reated matter!!!!!!

Monday, May 12 at 8:28 AM YANKEEGIRL wrote ...

MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY. I KNOW OF THIS GUY ( ALTHOUGH I DO NOT KNOW HIM WELL) HE ALWAYS GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION THAT HE COULD BE BAD NEWS. I ALSO HAVE BEEN TOLD HE HAD BEEN IN TROUBLE BEFORE AND HAS A TEMPER. I WISH THE FAMILY OF JERRY THE BEST.

Sunday, May 11 at 7:07 PM family member wrote ...

This was the best mothers day gift we could have heard earlier today. We now can let Jerry rest in peace. His funeral is on Monday. He is missed by all family and friends across the country.