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Four Arrested in Taylor Slaying

Charles Wardlow is the quarterback at Florida Christian Institute in Fort Myers.

"All the kids are bad," said Benny Williams, 59, Wardlow's next-door neighbor. "They just growed up wrong, that's all."

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He said he often saw Sasha Johnson at Wardlow's home. She was there for Thanksgiving and had been there as recently as the Sunday before the shooting, he said.

Garcia, the niece of actor Andy Garcia, and the couple's 18-month-old daughter were asleep in Taylor's bedroom when the break-in occurred. Garcia hid with the baby in bed while Taylor grabbed a machete. Garcia and the baby were uninjured. She made a 911 call at 1:46 a.m.

Garcia and her father, Rene Garcia, spent part of the afternoon Friday at the house of Taylor's father, Pedro Taylor. Pedro Taylor said the family selected the suit Taylor would wear for his Monday funeral and some things that would be placed in the casket.

The killing has stunned the Redskins as the team prepares to play a game Sunday at FedEx Field against the Buffalo Bills. Redskins owner Daniel Snyder released a statement in which he praised police, Jackie Garcia and Taylor's parents.

"This is another step, but not a conclusion, in a very personal and painful tragedy," Snyder said. "The police have done a wonderful and professional job in quickly making arrests. I thank them for keeping us informed and involved from the very beginning."

Whoriskey reported from Fort Myers. Staff writer Jason La Canfora and staff researchers Julie Tate and Meg Smith in Washington contributed to this report.


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