A 24-year-old documented gang member in Collier County, Ruuderston Scott Ashle Antoine, has been charged with three new counts of fentanyl trafficking. Detectives allege that Antoine sold 51.3 grams of fentanyl to undercover Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Vice and Narcotics Bureau detectives in May and June, an amount capableContinue Reading
A 20-year-old Golden Gate Estates resident, Cesar Ramirez-Lopez, was arrested Thursday following an investigation by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and its task force partners. The arrest took place at Ramirez-Lopez’s residence on 711 21st St. S.W. in Naples after CCSO, in collaboration with the Southwest Florida INTERCEPT TaskContinue Reading
A 63-year-old man with a decades-long criminal history has been sentenced to eight years in prison following his arrest during a Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) operation targeting open-air drug markets in Immokalee earlier this year. John Wesley Tillman was apprehended in January as part of “Operation Fresh Air,” anContinue Reading
The Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) released a detailed statement following a civil wrongful death verdict involving Alexander Bello-Ortiz, addressing concerns raised about the investigation and providing clarification on the case’s findings. The death of Bello-Ortiz, ruled a suicide by the Volusia County Medical Examiner’s Office, has come under scrutinyContinue Reading
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that 35-year-old Derek Fletcher was found guilty by a Clay County jury on charges of Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, Driving Under the Influence (DUI), and Resisting an Officer Without Violence. Fletcher, who faces up to five years in Florida State Prison,Continue Reading
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