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
U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan sentenced 39-year-old Danny Ray Boree from Keystone Heights to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Boree, who was a member of the violent white supremacy gangContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has released details and video footage of an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Duval Station Road on November 19, 2024. According to preliminary information, Sergeant R. Hoover, who was off-duty at the time, was informed by a construction site supervisor that the suspect had stabbed aContinue Reading
On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, Collier County Sheriff Kevin J. Rambosk, alongside State Attorney Amira Fox, announced that a grand jury returned first-degree murder indictments related to two separate fatal fentanyl overdoses. The indictments were the result of collaborative investigations by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office and the State Attorney’sContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department invites the community to participate in the Citizen Police Academy, which takes place on Thursday nights. The program will offer an in-depth look at Mobile Field Force (MFF) operations and TASER training. MFF plays a vital role in providing a rapid, organized response to eventsContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) in Fort Myers arrested 71-year-old Martin Jay Benjamin of Lehigh Acres, Tuesday on ten counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. The arrest is the result of FDLE’s statewide initiative to locate and arrest criminals sharing files depicting the sexual abuse ofContinue Reading