A Charlotte County deputy was killed Sunday afternoon, December 15, 2024, during a traffic stop in Charlotte Harbor. The suspect, later identified as 24-year-old Andrew Mostyn Jr., was found and shot dead by law enforcement after a manhunt. Around 3 p.m., Charlotte County Deputy Cpl. Elio Diaz pulled over aContinue Reading
Tiffany Diann May, the person of interest in a homicide investigation on Nasturtium Drive in Punta Gorda, has been officially charged with second-degree murder. On Monday, December 2, at approximately 1 a.m., deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office responded to 16045 Nasturtium Drive, where they discovered 63-year-old Denis “Doc”Continue Reading
A man wanted for allegedly firing a gun into the home of a pregnant woman in Osceola County was arrested on Tuesday, December 10, after attempting to flee from law enforcement in Charlotte County. The suspect, 25-year-old David Gomez-Posso, was driving a green 2016 Toyota Camry with Florida tag CP231Continue Reading
On Friday evening, December 13, at approximately 5:10 p.m., a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) officer initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for running a red light in the 3000 block of North Main Street. As the officer approached the vehicle, the driver, a 39-year-old black male, informed the officerContinue Reading
On December 12, 2024, officers from the Palatka Police Department responded to a report of a stabbing at 116 Belmont Drive. Upon arrival, officers found 39-year-old Tommy Watts of Palatka bleeding from multiple stab wounds on the front porch. Officers provided first aid until medical personnel arrived. Watts identified 32-year-oldContinue Reading
On Wednesday afternoon, Jacksonville police responded to reports of a shooting outside an apartment complex in Arlington. Officers found a 19-year-old Black man with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition but is expected to survive. Detectives from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Robbery and ViolenceContinue Reading
On Tuesday December 10, 2024, 30-year-old Travis Bryant accepted a plea agreement and was sentenced to 10 years of incarceration, followed by sex offender probation. The plea agreement and sentence was based on 11 counts of child exploitation offenses that Bryant was charged with. Bryant’s sentencing stemmed from his FebruaryContinue Reading
A Duval County jury has found 52-year-old Lionel Zecaja guilty of Armed Burglary, five counts of Attempted Second-Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery, and Shooting or Throwing Deadly Missiles, Florida State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced. Zecaja faces up to life in Florida State Prison, with sentencing to be determined by the HonorableContinue Reading
A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for a fatal shooting at Rusty’s Bar and Grill in Naples on March 12, 2021. Jason Nicholas Ortiz was convicted of second-degree murder in September following a Collier County Sheriff’s Office investigation. Deputies responded to Rusty’s Bar and Grill, locatedContinue Reading
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Duval County jury found Matthew Gilchrist guilty of Armed Robbery. As a Prison Release Reoffender and Habitual Violent Felony Offender, Gilchrist faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 30 years, up to life, in Florida State Prison. Sentencing will be scheduled by the HonorableContinue Reading