JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Ponte Vedra man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for trafficking firearms, making false statements during firearm purchases and conspiring to distribute cocaine and other controlled substances. U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger sentenced Braden Huston Hobbs, 28, after he was convicted ofContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for participating in a bank fraud conspiracy involving stolen checks and for failing to appear at his original sentencing hearing. U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger sentenced McKenzie Phillip Storm Scott, 30, to three yearsContinue Reading
PENSACOLA, Fla. – A Niceville man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison after admitting to operating a fraudulent investment scheme that defrauded victims of millions of dollars and laundering the proceeds through real estate and cryptocurrency transactions. Sidney Marc Wilson Jr., 48, was sentenced on convictions forContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 33-year-old man has been arrested as the 32nd and final suspect in “Operation Checkmate,” a multi-day undercover sting targeting individuals attempting to solicit children for sex online, law enforcement officials announced. Landon Cross was taken into custody on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, by a U.S. MarshalsContinue Reading
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A St. Johns County homebuilder has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to 45 felony charges stemming from an $8.7 million construction fraud scheme that left numerous homeowners with unfinished homes and substantial financial losses. During a sentencing hearing on Wednesday, JulyContinue Reading
STUART, Fla. – A 31-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night after leading law enforcement officers on a vehicle pursuit that began in Stuart and ended in neighboring Martin County, authorities said. The incident began on the evening of July 28, 2026, when a Stuart police officer attempted to stop aContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A woman was killed and three men were injured in a shooting Monday afternoon on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Officers responded just before 1 p.m. on July 27 after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire in the area of Susie Street near OldContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 2-year-old boy died Monday night after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside his Northside home, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Officers responded just after 10 p.m. on July 27 after receiving a report that a young child had been shot. The boy was transported toContinue Reading
SANFORD, FL — A 23-year-old Orlando man has been sentenced to five years in state prison followed by three years of sex offender probation after being convicted at trial of traveling to meet a minor for sex, prosecutors announced. Elesen Alexis was sentenced on Friday, July 24, 2026, by SeminoleContinue Reading
SANFORD, FL — A 25-year-old Casselberry man who filmed himself sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl and later attempted to hire a hitman from inside jail to murder the victim, prosecutor, and lead detective has been sentenced to life in prison, authorities announced. Talil M. Vann was sentenced on Monday, JulyContinue Reading