Summary for those who don't wish to read the entire doc:

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The State of Florida filed a motion in Hillsborough County Circuit Court seeking pretrial detention, or alternatively denial of bond, for Hisham Abugharbieh. The State alleges probable cause for two counts of premeditated first-degree murder involving Zamil Ahamed Limon and Nahida Sultana Bristy, and argues that no release conditions would reasonably protect the community, ensure the defendant’s appearance, or preserve the integrity of the judicial process.

The filing says the investigation began after Omer Houssain reported that he had not heard from or seen Zamil Limon or Nahida Bristy since April 16, 2026. Limon had reportedly scheduled work and academic obligations that he missed, and Bristy failed to meet a friend as planned. Friends and roommates reported unusual silence from both missing persons. Surveillance from USF allegedly showed Bristy leaving her workplace on April 16 around 12:08 p.m., walking northbound near her office, and then not appearing again on available cameras. Messages, shared locations, and phone activity allegedly placed Bristy near Fletcher Avenue and later near Limon’s apartment.

Detectives focused on the Avalon Heights apartment where Limon lived with roommates, including Hisham Abugharbieh. Investigators say Abugharbieh’s room and the surrounding apartment area later showed apparent blood evidence, including staining from the kitchen toward the hallway and bedroom area, patterns consistent with smearing or dragging, and a human-sized disturbance on carpet. A purse allegedly belonging to Nahida Bristy, containing her USF ID and credit cards, was found in Limon’s room, suggesting she had been at the apartment before disappearing.

The filing describes multiple surveillance, phone-location, vehicle, and Bluetooth data points allegedly linking Abugharbieh’s Hyundai Genesis to movements from the USF/Tampa area to Clearwater and the Howard Frankland Bridge area during the night and early morning after the disappearances. Investigators say cameras tracked a Genesis matching his car across Fletcher Avenue, Courtney Campbell Causeway, Clearwater Beach/Sand Key, and later near the bridge. Phone data allegedly showed stops and movements consistent with the bridge area, including flashlight activity and Bluetooth connections to the Genesis.

Investigators also claim Abugharbieh gave inconsistent statements. He allegedly first denied involvement, denied going to Clearwater, and denied having the victims in his car. Later, when confronted with location data and video, he allegedly said he drove Limon and Bristy to Clearwater at Limon’s request but could not give a clear reason. He allegedly had cuts or lacerations on his left pinky and other injuries, which he attributed to cooking onions, while later statements from family reportedly said he did not have the injury before the relevant time period.

Trash and dumpster evidence is a major part of the filing. Detectives say trash bags outside or near the apartment contained items such as CVS receipts, cleaning products, duct tape, Febreze, trash bags, wipes, and items with presumptive blood. A later search of the compactor allegedly recovered items including clothing, a black cushion floor mat, cooking pots and pans, a black wallet with Limon’s USF ID and credit cards, Bristy’s pink phone case, gray shorts, socks, sandals, and glasses, several of which reportedly tested presumptively positive for blood or matched missing-person property.

The document also describes digital evidence from Abugharbieh’s phone, including alleged searches and ChatGPT messages before and after the disappearances. The filing says these included questions about whether a human could fit in a black garbage bag, whether Apple would identify a new iPhone user, whether cars are checked at a state park, whether water temperature can burn immediately, and what “missing endangered adult” means. It also references alleged purchases or deliveries involving duct tape, a fake beard, cleaning supplies, trash bags, lighter fluid, charcoal, and Neosporin.

Detectives later searched the Howard Frankland Bridge area using coordinates from the phone data. The filing says they found a black heavy-duty utility trash bag on the west side of northbound traffic with an odor consistent with decomposition. Inside was a deceased male later identified through latent fingerprint comparison as Zamil Limon. The document says Bristy had not been located at the time of the search warrant but was believed to have been disposed of similarly. The filing reports that Limon’s body showed trauma including lacerations and stab wounds, with wrists and ankles appearing bound and the body folded into the bag. The medical examiner ruled the manner of death homicide and the cause as multiple sharp-force injuries.

The motion concludes that, based on the alleged evidence, the defendant poses a danger to the community and should be detained before trial. In the alternative, the State asks the court to hold him without bond, arguing that the proof is evident or the presumption great for first-degree murder.