MAN CHARGED IN BEATING DEATH OF HOMELESS GIRLFRIEND

Matt Boster

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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Jul 07 2020 9:44 AM

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a homeless man in connection with the beating

death of his homeless girlfriend in Mary Esther July 5th.

38-year old Daniel Ray Godwin is charged with one count of felony murder.

He and the victim, 41-year old Charlene Begay, had reportedly been involved in a romantic

relationship for up to eight years.

Begay’s body was found July 5th under a blanket in a small wooded area near a hedge line off

Hollywood Boulevard.

When picked up by deputies prior to being told of Begay’s death, Godwin referred to Begay in the past

tense and said she had injuries due to having fallen.

Two witnesses told OCSO Investigators Begay and Godwin had been in an argument the day before.

Another who says he heard a man yelling and a woman scream says he saw Godwin come from the area

of the crime scene and that Godwin told him he had “kicked her teeth in”.

Godwin is currently being held without bond at the Okaloosa County Jail in Crestview

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