PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison after a pipe bomb exploded during a traffic stop, injuring a Putnam County Sheriff’s Office deputy and leading investigators to uncover a large quantity of methamphetamine and other weapons. Charles Legault was sentenced Friday,Continue Reading
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL — A 41-year-old caregiver is being held on a $1 million bond after authorities arrested him for sexually exploiting a vulnerable, disabled adult in his care, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) announced. Micah Hatcher was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service in neighboringContinue Reading
WEIRSDALE, Fla. – Firefighters from multiple agencies battled a large commercial fire early Sunday morning that heavily damaged a factory building in southern Marion County. According to Marion County Fire Rescue, crews were dispatched at 4:02 a.m. on July 19 to the 16600 block of South Highway 25 after multipleContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than 500 grams of illegal narcotics, four firearms and thousands of dollars in cash were seized during a search warrant at a Jacksonville home, leading to the arrest of two men, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began after detectives received information that aContinue Reading
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – On Thursday, July 16, 2026, Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Major Crimes Detective Melvin Coates charged 26-year-old Logan Litton with three counts of Using a Computer to Solicit a Child, six counts of Directing a Sexual Performance by a Child, and one count of Utilizing aContinue Reading
BUNNELL, Fla. – A Flagler County jury took just 20 minutes to convict a man of first-degree murder after a two-day trial in the 2024 stabbing death of his wife outside their home. The jury, consisting of 10 women and two men, found Jermaine Williams Sr. guilty as charged ofContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, FL — A 41-year-old Jacksonville man has been arrested by federal task force officers, marking the 31st arrest in a massive undercover digital sting dubbed “Operation Checkmate.” Jermaine Lonon was apprehended on Friday, July 10, 2026, at his apartment on Jacksonville’s Westside. He faces felony charges for using theContinue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. A United States Postal Service employee has been arrested after investigators say she stole cash and gift cards from mail being processed at a Tallahassee post office. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 43-year-old Napeaches Blair of Tallahassee has been charged with grand theft, a third-degreeContinue Reading
NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – A months-long investigation by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a Hilliard man accused of operating a large-scale fraud scheme involving stolen identities, forged checks and attempts to steal more than $100,000. According to the sheriff’s office, 26-year-old Colin Wade HarrisContinue Reading
ORLANDO, FL — A 42-year-old Orlando man has been arrested on more than 50 felony counts after a months-long digital investigation revealed he was using a virtual private network (VPN) to download and possess child sexual abuse material and animal cruelty media, police announced. Armondo Dwayne Figueroa was taken intoContinue Reading