Man ‘throws his daughter to 
death off bridge’

John Jonchuck Jr was arrested after a police officer reported seeing him throw the child into Tampa Bay.

Rescuers pulled Phoebe Jonchuk from the water but she died later, police said.

The officer was heading home at around midnight when he saw a speeding car and tried to pull it over.

Police say Jonchuck stopped on a bridge on the approach to the Sunshine Skyway and threw the child over the rail. He returned to his car, drove south and was arrested about 30 minutes later in Manatee County.

He faces additional charges, including aggravated assault with a motor vehicle on a law enforcement officer.