Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) Director of Investigations and Homeland Security Mark Romano announced the arrest of Corrections Lieutenant Alphonso Waddell on the morning of November 25, 2024, on a charge of domestic battery. Waddell, who has been employed with Jacksonville Corrections for nearly 15 years, was arrested following a domesticContinue Reading
The City of Jacksonville’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department (JaxParks) has unveiled a robust lineup of free events and programs designed to engage the community in fitness, arts, music, and entertainment across downtown Jacksonville. Friendship Fountain Programs Located at 1015 Museum Circle Dr., Friendship Fountain hosts a variety ofContinue Reading
Brandon Eugene Rivera, 43, of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced to a term of 240 months in federal prison after previously pleading guilty for sexual exploitation of children and receipt of child pornography. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. “There is no greater chargeContinue Reading
Jarod Hawks, 43, of Port Orange, and John Padgett, 40, of Edgewater, were arrested today on multiple felony charges, including assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon, for their alleged actions during the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach. Their alleged conduct disrupted a joint sessionContinue Reading
Kevin Karl Wills, Jr., 48, of Ft. Lauderdale, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to receive kickbacks in exchange for referring Medicare beneficiaries for COVID-19 tests and for purchasing and selling Medicare beneficiary identification numbers. Wills faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has notContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber has sentenced 40-year-old Imran Ahmed Siddiqi of North Port to 15 years in federal prison for attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor and committing a felony offense involving a minor as a registered sex offender. Siddiqi entered a guilty plea on July 22, 2024.Continue Reading
Richard Glenn Kantwill, 61, a dentist from Tampa, pleaded guilty today to sending more than 100 violent threats to public figures, including an election official, between 2019 and 2024. According to court documents, from September 2019 to July 2020, Kantwill used platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, email, and text messagesContinue Reading
Ping Li, 59, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for conspiring to act as an agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) without notifying the U.S. Attorney General. Alongside his prison term, Li was fined $250,000 and will serve three years of supervisedContinue Reading
On Thursday, November 21, 2024, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Duval County jury found 51-year-old Michael Wayne Holdiness guilty of Second-Degree Murder. Holdiness now faces up to life in Florida State Prison. Sentencing will be determined by the Honorable Mark Borello at a later date. The charges stemmedContinue Reading
On Friday, November 22, 2024, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Duval County jury found 38-year-old Daniel Harold Way guilty of Manslaughter by Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance, Sale or Delivery of Fentanyl, and Sale or Delivery of Cocaine. Way now faces up to 45 years in FloridaContinue Reading