[1] On February 25, 2022, the body of 48-year-old Kelliann Ripley was found near the Centennial Park boat ramp, not far from a wooded area in the northern part of the Tamiami Trail.

While lodged in the county jail, he was obliged to submit a DNA sample as a convicted offender, which allowed authorities to link him to Ripley's murder.

[5] On March 28, representatives from the Sarasota Police Department officially announced that he was charged with Ripley's murder, and that he was a "strong suspect" in the then-unnamed second victim's killing as well.

[5] While awaiting further charges, Devonshire refused to take his epilepsy medication, resulting in him being hospitalized on May 17 after suffering from a seizure and hitting his head, causing an intracerebral hemorrhage.

[6] Whilst the initial operation was a success, he was put in the medical wing of the Sarasota County Jail, where he would subsequently succumb to his injuries on June 5.