A jury delivered a guilty verdict on Wednesday, May 7th, in the 2020 murder case of 44-year-old David Vega. Stanley Summer Jr., 49, was found guilty of Premeditated First-Degree Murder with a Firearm after a brief deliberation. Following the verdict, Judge McCourt sentenced Summer to life in prison. Chief AssistantContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Saturday, May 10, 2025, around 9:00 PM on Dorothea Road on the Southside. Responding district 3 patrol officers located 69-year-old Russell Whipple with gunshot wounds. He was transported to a hospital by Jacksonville Fire and Rescue DepartmentContinue Reading
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is investigating the discovery of human remains found in the St. Johns River off Highway 17 in Fleming Island. On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at approximately 5:07 P.M., CCSO received a 911 call from a local homeowner reporting skeletal remains at the bulkhead ofContinue Reading
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) District 1 patrol officers responded swiftly around noon today to 911 calls reporting an armed and mentally disturbed man making threats against his neighbors at an apartment building downtown. Upon arrival, officers quickly located the man’s vehicle and surrounded it. Given the busy location, officers carefullyContinue Reading
Detectives with the St. Petersburg Police Department assisted the U.S. Marshals Service in the apprehension of two women wanted in connection with a shooting that injured a man in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Sunday, May 4th. On Thursday, May 8th, officers executed a search warrant at a residence located at 773Continue Reading
A swift response to a FLOCK gunshot detection alert and subsequent collaboration between the Lake City Police Department and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office resulted in the arrest of a suspect following a shooting incident on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. At approximately 2:27 P.M., Lake City Police officers were dispatchedContinue Reading
A man armed with two knives was fatally shot by a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) officer after attacking two individuals on Jillian Drive off Ricker Road on the Westside. Sheriff T.K. Waters and Chief Alan Parker of the JSO provided details about the incident, which occurred just after 7:00 p.m.Continue Reading
A 31-year-old man has been arrested following the accidental shooting death of his toddler son, who gained access to an unsecured firearm at a home on Calvary Drive on the city’s Westside. On April 20, patrol officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a child withContinue Reading
Two state prison inmates assigned to a City of Palm Coast work crew were identified as suspects in a backyard burglary after a local resident captured their suspicious behavior on home security cameras. On April 22, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office received a report from a resident regarding two menContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has released initial details and video footage related to an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Sunday, April 20, 2025, on Sandalwood Boulevard. The shooting resulted in the injury of 51-year-old Andreas Wetzel. According to investigators, a 911 caller reported that Wetzel was armed with aContinue Reading