A racially-motivated shooting at a Dollar General store on Kings Road has left three people dead, prompting a heavy police and SWAT response in Northwest Jacksonville. The FBI has classified the incident as a hate crime. According to Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters, the shooter, armed with an AR-15 rifle adornedContinue Reading
On August 25, 2023, a distressing incident unfolded in the Regency neighborhood as two 4-year-old children were discovered lifeless in a residence, as confirmed by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO). The children were found unresponsive around noon when an adult visited a home on Cromwell Road. Emergency responders made attemptsContinue Reading
A former federal correctional officer was sentenced to three months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release – the first three months of supervised release will be on home detention – for sexual abuse of an individual in federal custody. He will also pay a $1,000 fine, a $5,000 JusticeContinue Reading
The former mayor of the municipality of Humacao, Puerto Rico, was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison for his involvement in a bribery scheme in which he received cash payments for awarding municipal contracts to two companies. According to court documents, from 2021 until 2022, ReinaldoContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Hector Caballero (70, Venezuela) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for trafficking cocaine on the high seas. A federal jury had found Caballero guilty on May 11, 2023. According to testimony presented at trial, Caballero was the captain of aContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Javier Alejandro Lopez Rivera (36, Orlando) to six years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute or possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drugContinue Reading
In a swift and resounding verdict, Zachary Alexander Woods, 29, of Canyon Lake, TX, has been sentenced to life in prison for Aggravated Kidnapping, following a four-day trial that gripped the community. The trial concluded on July 14, 2023, as a Comal County jury deliberated for less than 20 minutesContinue Reading
A dramatic high-speed chase ended in the arrest of a 36-year-old man after a near collision with a K-9 deputy’s vehicle on the busy Interstate 95. The suspect, identified as Bryant Smith, was apprehended by law enforcement authorities after a harrowing pursuit that spanned multiple jurisdictions. The incident unfolded whenContinue Reading
A Florida woman pleaded guilty today to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return. According to court documents, Iona Coates of Orange Park, Florida, owned and operated Bits & Bytes Accounting Services Inc., a tax preparation and bookkeeping services company located in Jacksonville. Between 2015 andContinue Reading
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation in the area of Waterway Park, located at 600 West Merritt Island Causeway, Merritt Island. Deputies responded to the area at approximately 8:20 a.m., after the Sheriff’s Office was advised that a male was observed floating in the water. UponContinue Reading