The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced today a major drug bust after an investigation. In a coordinated effort, JSO officers from the Narcotics, Intelligence, SWAT, and Gang Investigations Units have seized a significant amount of illegal drugs and firearms during a major bust in Arlington, the Eastside, and the Southside. TheContinue Reading
A young child sustained serious injuries during the annual Howl-O-Scream event at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida, after gaining access to an unsecured area of the park. The incident occurred when the child entered the unlocked and unattended Stanleyville Theater, where he accessed the stage and an acrobatic trampoline. HeContinue Reading
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Bryan Jermaine Davis, 37, of Jacksonville, has pleaded guilty to possessing ammunition as a convicted felon. Davis now faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in federal prison, with sentencing yet to be scheduled. According to court documents, the charges stem fromContinue Reading
United States District Judge Wendy W. Berger sentenced Pablo Isila Euceda-Hernandez, 36, a Honduran national illegally residing in the United States, to 27 months in federal prison for his role in a large-scale conspiracy to commit wire fraud and tax fraud. In addition to the prison sentence, Euceda-Hernandez was orderedContinue Reading
Miguel Alejandro Pastran-Hernandez, 24, pled guilty on December 3, 2024, to charges of kidnapping a rideshare driver at gunpoint and forcing the victim to drive him from Texas to South Florida, with plans to execute a $3 million ransom plot. Pastran Hernandez now faces up to life in prison afterContinue Reading
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that 57-year-old Carla Temere Hill was found guilty by a Duval County jury of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Hill now faces up to life in Florida State Prison. Sentencing will be handled by theContinue Reading
On Wednesday, December 4th, at 2:07 PM, Lake City Police officers responded to a structure fire at 261 NE Bradley Terrace. Upon arrival, witnesses reported that 76-year-old Connie Deloris Clark had intentionally set her house on fire and had refused law enforcement’s assistance. Clark was found in possession of aContinue Reading
From July to November 2024, the Orlando Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Division (DED) and the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigations (MBI) conducted Operation Night Cap, a targeted effort to address drug sales and safety violations in the Downtown Entertainment Area (DEA). The operation resulted in 85 charges against 32 individuals andContinue Reading
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Duval County jury has found Gary Lucas guilty of one count of Retail Theft and six counts of Petit Theft related to a series of liquor store thefts in mid-2024. The jury convicted Lucas for stealing over $1,400 worth of liquor from businessesContinue Reading
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that 27-year-old Taylor Ryan Hill of Jacksonville has pleaded guilty to mailing threatening communications. Hill, currently an inmate at Hardee Correctional Institution in Bowling Green, faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.Continue Reading