(Mugshot courtesy Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
ORLANDO | Orlando Police arrested Courtney Lamar Williams, 28, on April 15 for the murder of Ricardo Montez Filmore.
Flimore, 38, was found shot to death at the Parliament House Resort in Orlando April 2.
According to the police report, Williams was seen fleeing the Parliament House after two security guards and a front desk clerk heard multiple loud bangs coming from the direction of Filmore’s room. One of the security guards identified Williams in the report as “Ricky’s boyfriend.”
Parliament House owner Don Granatstein said in an April 2 interview with Watermark that Filmore was a part-time employee and that he and his partner had been staying at the hotel. “[A domestic dispute] escalated and his partner shot him and ran,” Granatstein said.
According to police, the occupant of the room below Filmore reported hearing a loud argument coming from the room above him. He then heard a “body slam” followed by loud bangs. Police discovered Filmore’s body lying on the ground inside his hotel room. Filmore had been shot five times and was pronounced dead on the scene.
Williams was charged with second degree murder with a firearm on April 16 and is currently being held at the Orange County Jail. An in jail arraignment is scheduled for April 30.
