A Florida man serving a 10-year sentence for a North Miami Beach murder was arrested July 10 in connection with the 2017 killing of two people at the Zota Beach Resort on Longboat Key.
Damien J. Garvin, 40, faces a first-degree murder charge in the Aug. 4, 2017, fatal shooting of night manager Timothy Hurley, 59, of Sarasota, and Victory Security of Florida guard Kevin Carter, 51, of Bradenton, during a robbery at the resort, 4711 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
In 2024, authorities also arrested Latoya Hanna, 37, the sister of Darryl Vaughn Hanna Jr., who was arrested Aug. 9, 2017, in connection with the killings. He suffered a stroke and traumatic brain injury and never stood trial.
A Longboat Key Police Department affidavit alleges that Darryl Hanna Jr., Latoya Hanna, Damien Garvin and a fourth person were involved in the robbery and homicide.
Regarding Garvin, the affidavit states that he was involved in a romantic relationship with LaToya Hanna at the time of the Zota killings. LBKPD, during its investigation, learned that Garvin was arrested on a murder charge by the North Miami Police Department in connection with a crime committed with a 9mm pistol, the same caliber weapon used at the Zota Beach Resort.
Testing found the shell casings recovered from the LBK resort were fired from the pistol recovered in the North Miami Beach case.
The affidavit also states that Latoya Hanna confessed to driving the getaway car but that she was unaware Garvin brought a gun. She allegedly told police her brother told her Garvin and a friend shot and killed Carter and Hurley.
Garvin is scheduled for arraignment Aug. 22 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
Latoya Hanna, facing a charge of second-degree principal to murder, is scheduled for a case management conference in August at the judicial center.