U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger has sentenced Emanuel Toney Cuff, 24, of Jacksonville, to seven years and three months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Cuff pleaded guilty to the charge in September 2024. Court records reveal that on February 20, 2024, officers from theContinue Reading
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that a federal jury has convicted James Patrick Sychowski, 48, of Tarpon Springs, of possessing ammunition as a convicted felon. Sychowski faces up to 15 years in federal prison, with a sentencing hearing yet to be scheduled. He was indicted on May 17,Continue Reading
U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced 46-year-old Gray Edward Rivera of Miami to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for production and attempted production of child sexual abuse materials. Once Rivera is released from prison, he will be required to serve a 10-year period of supervised release. Gray Edward RiveraContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested 26-year-old James Coffman of Crestview, for soliciting a child for sex online and using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony. Coffman was working as a Corrections Lieutenant in Defuniak at the time of his arrest. The arrest is the resultContinue Reading
The Gainesville Police Department is notifying the public about Adam Arthur Rosenthal, who has been charged with multiple violent crimes, including two homicides in Tennessee and Georgia. Rosenthal, who was previously listed as a missing person in Gainesville, was under investigation for another crime before his arrest. Authorities are encouragingContinue Reading
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) is asking for the public’s help after an unauthorized stop sign was discovered at the intersection of SW 52nd Street and 18th Place, near the Cabana Beach Apartments. The illegal stop sign led to confusion among drivers, significant traffic disruptions, and unsafe driving behavior. TheContinue Reading
Jacksonville Police have arrested 15-year-old LeBron Jacobs in connection with the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Ken’yade Jones. On October 5, 2024, officers responded to a call at an apartment complex in the Hogan’s Creek neighborhood, where they found Jones suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to the hospitalContinue Reading
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