A florida man who told his partner that "if Barack gets
re-elected, I'm not going to be around" was found dead on Nov. 8, with the
words "F--- Obama!" scrawled on his will and two empty prescription
bottles nearby.
Henry Hamilton, 64, owner of Tropical Tan off Duval
Street, was "very upset about the election results," his partner Michael
Cossey told Police Officer Anna Dykes.
Police spokeswoman Alyson Crean said a cause of death is awaiting
autopsy results from the Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office but said,
"There's absolutely no evidence of foul play."
According to Dykes' report, Cossey returned to the South Roosevelt
Boulevard condo he shared with Hamilton after a late night of playing cards
with friends and fell asleep on the couch around 6 a.m.
A friend of Hamilton had been worried about him and had a standing
request to police to make welfare checks. Officer Pablo Rodriguez did just that
and when he went to the condo, he woke up Cossey, prompting the discovery of
Hamilton's body in the bedroom.
Dykes reported finding two empty prescription bottles, one for Xanax
and one for Seroquel, used to treat anxiety and schizophrenia, respectively.
Cossey told police Hamilton "has been very stressed about his
business," and the last time they had spoken was "when we watched the
election results" on Nov. 6.
President Obama, a
Democrat, defeated Republican challenger Mitt Romney to win a second four-year
term.
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