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Pasco Co. detectives make second arrest in fatal Hudson apartment complex shooting

Detectives arrested a 19-year-old woman Saturday.
Pasco County Sheriff's Office

HUDSON, Fla.— A second arrest has been made following a deadly shooting Wednesday night in Pasco County. It all stemmed from what deputies believe was a drug deal.

Alexas Marie Gregas, 19, has been charged with third-degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon (vehicle). Her boyfriend, Anthony Blount, 21, was arrested Thursday and charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.

Pasco County Sheriff's Office

Pasco County Sheriff's deputies say the couple was among a group of people involved in a botched marijuana transaction at the Ridgestone Apartments in Hudson. The complex is located roughly six miles northeast of Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park on Florida's Gulf coast.

Investigators say Gregas drove up to the drug deal in a red Mitsubishi Outlander, handed a handgun to Blount through the window of her vehicle, then waited as a lookout.

Ariell Felder then drove up in a white Nissan Altima, from which two men -- Jamarquez Codling and Kiyondrea Redfield -- hopped out and tried to rob Blount, according to deputies.

When she saw what was happening, Gregas rammed her vehicle into the side of her boyfriend's Durango -- causing Codling and Redfield to run back to the Nissan they showed up in with Felder, deputies say.

Gregas then rammed her vehicle into the driver's side of the Nissan before speeding off, according to law enforcement.

At some point during the ordeal, Blount allegedly got out of his Durango with the handgun and chased after Codling and Redfield. According to investigators, Blount fired at least 13 shots into the Nissan -- striking Felder in the back of the head and causing the Nissan to crash into a building.

More: 1 dead, multiple injured after shooting near Hudson apartment complex

Codling then got out of the Nissan and began firing another gun toward Blount, who sped away in the Durango.

When the firefight was over, Codling was left with a fatal gunshot wound and was eventually pronounced dead. Blount had two gunshot wounds. And, Felder was at the hospital in critical condition.

A large bag of marijuana was found in the parking lot, deputies say.

Redfield was still at large, as of Saturday morning, and there was a warrant for his arrest on charges of second-degree murder and felony possession of marijuana. Anyone who knows his whereabouts is asked to call 911.

Below is a photo of Redfield.

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