A Florida therapist who specializes in anger management has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting a man to death as part of an ongoing dispute and then putting his body in his car.
Travis McBride, 46, owner of Starting Point Mental Health in DeLand, was arrested after police responded Thursday morning to a call about a “suspicious” incident at a home on South Frankfort Avenue.
“There’s a murder going on,” a caller told police, WESH reported.
“We got some witnesses, and I believe … that person right now he’s looking at the road, cleaning the blood off the ground.”
The caller told the 911 dispatcher: “I just saw him drag the body across the street. He put it in his car, and then he left.
“And then he came back, and not even 10 minutes ago he started scrubbing the road, and now I see him in the yard with a flashlight looking around,” the person added, according to the outlet.
Anger management therapist Travis McBride, 46, is charged with murder. DeLand Police
DeLand Police Capt. Prurince Dice told WKMG that police “recovered several casings from a firearm and found some blood on the street.”
Deputies found the bullet-riddled body of Clinton Dorsey, 52, in the trunk of McBride’s red Nissan Versa near Frankfort Avenue and New York Avenue, according to police.
While searching the area, police saw McBride walking near the scene and arrested him.
“We believe there is an ongoing dispute between McBride and our victim. I don’t know if they know each other, but they know each other. Unfortunately it ended with the death of a man,” Police Chief Jason Umberger told the outlet.
Deputies also spoke with a neighbor who said McBride came to his home the day before looking for Dorsey because he was “putting glass in a jar for his dog,” Fox 35 Orlando reported, citing an arrest affidavit.
McBride allegedly told the woman he was going to kill Dorsey, whom he described as a “homeless guy who lived in the woods across the street from his house,” according to arrest records.
Another person told deputies he saw bloody clothing in a trash can, which was near McBride’s car, the outlet reported.
Several other witnesses reportedly told police they heard gunshots the night Dorsey was killed.
When he was arrested, McBride had injuries to his hands, arms and body — and told police he suffered injuries from training the dog and from “shooting,” according to Fox 35.
The suspect is charged with first-degree premeditated murder and is being held without bond in the Volusia County jail. He has not made a confession.
Despite being an anger management expert, McBride has a long rap sheet, including an arrest in 1995 for an aggravated felony, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reported.
He pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charges and completed a deferred prosecution agreement, according to the outlet.
In 1996, he was arrested on another felony charge and sentenced to probation after it was reduced to a misdemeanor, the News-Journal reported.
In 2017, McBride was arrested on a domestic battery strangulation charge, according to the newspaper.
His wife at the time said he strangled her after she got upset when he took her dog’s collar and put it outside.
McBride denied choking her and she said she did not want to pursue charges, the outlet reported, adding that she completed a deferred prosecution agreement that included a fine, no violent contact with the victim and counseling.
The suspect attended the University of Central Florida, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2005 and a master’s in clinical psychology in 2007, according to his LinkedIn page.
He previously owned Mental Health of Central Florida, where he also served as a therapist, according to his bio.
McBride opened Starting Point Mental Health on East New York Avenue in DeLand in 2009, according to his website.
“Putting a strong emphasis on maintaining strong and trusting relationships with his clients (SIC) Travis has worked extensively with individuals, couples, groups and families in resolving a variety of mental health issues,” the website says.
“Travis has provided therapeutic services to youth who have entered the justice system for a variety of reasons and to individuals and families affected by the natural disasters Central Florida has faced in recent years,” according to the business.
His listed areas of expertise include anger management, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and bipolar disorder.
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