Pasco County fugitive found at Tampa home

TAMPA - Pasco County detectives say that Vanessa Marie Musson, wanted for attempted murder, has been arrested.  Deputies had been searching for Musson since a brutal attack and robbery in Moon Lake last Friday.

Musson was picked up by Tampa Police on Friday after finding her at a Tampa home with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service.

On her 26th birthday last Friday, Musson, along with a mother and son team identified as Bobbie Jo and Bryan Curtis are accused of tying up 44-year-old Joe Bruno, beating him so violently, that's he's still in the hospital.

Deputies said they also beat a 69-year-old neighbor with a baseball bat when he saw the trio taking items from Bruno's home and grew suspicious.  That neighbor, David Ragon, is out of the hospital and Sheriff Chris Nocco says he is a hero.

"If Mr. Ragon had never gone across the street, he would not have been a victim but at the same time we would have never known about Mr. Bruno," said Sheriff Nocco.

Nocco said Bruno lived a quiet life and met Bobbie Jo Curtis on a singles website.  Bruno invited her and her son to move in.  That was a week before the beating.

Nocco believes the website meeting was a set-up for the robbery.

"Always remember you don't know who you are talking to on the other end. They may say they are a nice individual.  They say they may do this business all the time and maybe someone is setting you up to commit a robbery and maybe someone is setting you up to steal your items, and even worse someone may be setting you up to hurt you," Sheriff Nocco said.

Musson was booked into the Hillsborough County jail.