U.S. Magistrate Judge Embry J. Kidd has found Joshua Joseph Gray, 45, of New Smyrna Beach, and George Douglas Metz, 51, of Belleview, guilty of unlawfully video recording and failing to comply with official signs inside multiple Social Security field offices. Both were sentenced to pay a $3,000 fine andContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza sentenced Antoine Johnson, 45, of Indialantic, to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Johnson was found guilty on August 8, 2024. The conviction stems from an incident on May 9, 2023, when Johnson was stopped by lawContinue Reading
Jeffrey A. Sager, 55, has pleaded guilty to assaulting a Veterans Affairs (VA) police officer and now faces up to eight years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled for Sager, who committed the assault at the Lake City VA Medical Center in Lake City, Florida,Continue Reading
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the indictment and arrest of 59-year-old Stephen Andrew Leedy of St. Petersburg on three counts of production of child sexual abuse material and two counts of coercing or enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity. If convicted on all counts, Leedy faces a maximum penaltyContinue Reading
Olivier Ricardy Alexandre, 28, was sentenced to 240 months (20 years) in prison by U.S. District Court Judge David S. Leibowitz on January 3, 2025, following his guilty plea to charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Alexandre, who previously pled guilty to a two-countContinue Reading
Markenzy Lapointe, who has served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida for the past two years, has announced his resignation, effective January 17, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. In his resignation letter, Lapointe expressed gratitude for the opportunity to serve in this important role, reflecting onContinue Reading
On May 27, 2024, a shooting occurred in the Jacksonville Beach Central Business District, and the Jacksonville Beach Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying a person of interest in connection with the incident. Anyone with information regarding the individual’s identity is urged to contact Detective B. Burrell at bburrell@jaxbchfl.netContinue Reading
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office has announced the retirement of Sheriff J. Harrell Reid, Florida’s longest-serving sheriff. Sheriff Reid, who has held the position since 1988, served the citizens of Hamilton County for an impressive 36 years, being re-elected eight consecutive times. Reid’s tenure began in 1988, with re-elections followingContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) announced the arrest of 27-year-old Davion Murphy in connection with the June 23, 2024, shooting death of Jacksonville rapper Charles Jones, known as Julio Foolio, in Tampa. Murphy was taken into custody by JSO’s SWAT team, Gang Unit, and the U.S. Marshals Service on SundayContinue Reading
On Friday, January 3, 2025, at approximately 11:12 AM, two Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives observed two Corvettes revving their engines side-by-side at the intersection of Church Avenue and Virginia Street in Mulberry. The sports cars, a silver 2005 Corvette driven by 62-year-old James Rivera of Lakeland and a burgundyContinue Reading