PALATKA, Fla. — A former Putnam County Clerk of Courts employee is facing 19 criminal charges after investigators alleged she improperly accessed confidential information and warned criminal suspects about pending law enforcement operations. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced that 33-year-old Jabaria Cartos was initially arrested on June 10 onContinue Reading
HOLLISTER, FL — A 68-year-old Putnam County man has been jailed without bond after a 16-year-old girl revealed he forced her to sign a written “consent contract” to continue a sexual relationship he initiated through a mobile dating application. Ralph Heagy was taken into custody on Wednesday, June 24, 2026,Continue Reading
NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. — A Hilliard woman is facing multiple felony charges after investigators say she stole more than $2,000 from an elderly family member to purchase illegal drugs and brought her children to multiple drug transactions. According to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, 23-year-old Dakota Cheyenne McDonald was arrestedContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — Detectives with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office have made a second arrest in connection with a deadly workplace shooting that occurred at a construction site in the SilverLeaf community earlier this year. According to the sheriff’s office, 23-year-old Armando Lopez Cobo has been chargedContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has announced the 30th arrest connected to Operation Checkmate, a multi-day undercover operation targeting adults accused of using the internet to solicit children for sex. According to the sheriff’s office, 34-year-old Jose Malagon was arrested on June 25 after detectives obtained a warrantContinue Reading
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A Volusia County man has been charged with aggravated manslaughter after his young son died more than three years after suffering catastrophic injuries investigators say were caused by physical abuse. According to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, Malcolm Nelson is now charged with Aggravated Manslaughter in theContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A North Florida contractor has been arrested after investigators say he accepted nearly $19,000 from homeowners for custom cabinetry work that was never completed. According to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, 47-year-old Michael Trail, owner of M&M Cabinets of North Florida, Inc., is chargedContinue Reading
PALM COAST, FL — A 22-year-old Palm Coast man who fled to the West Texas border to evade prosecution has been sentenced to a decade of specialized probation after entering a guilty plea to child abuse charges. Giovanni Curtis was sentenced on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, by Circuit Judge HowardContinue Reading
PALATKA, FL — A Palatka man who was the target of a private vigilante sting operation has been arrested on multiple felony child exploitation charges following a multi-week, independent forensic investigation by local police. Caleb Steven Roberts was located and arrested on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Hillsborough County onContinue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Tallahassee Police Department has arrested two men in connection with the robbery of a Regions Bank branch on North Monroe Street. Officers responded just before 9 a.m. on June 22 to Regions Bank, located at 2266 North Monroe Street in Tallahassee, after receiving reports of aContinue Reading