ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Two people were arrested on methamphetamine trafficking charges after St. Augustine police said officers discovered about 25 grams of crystal meth during a traffic stop. 35-year-old Donald Bennett Smith and 40-year-old Amanda Jean Wells of Elkton were arrested following the October 4th traffic stop, according toContinue Reading
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A convicted sex offender who had been out of prison for approximately two months before attempting to meet someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to 15 years in prison following an undercover investigation in St. Johns County. 46-year-old Michael Hill received theContinue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A Volusia County man who fled from police and was later caught on surveillance video attacking a woman in Daytona Beach has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after admitting to 14 probation violations. Scott Glen Knowlton of Ormond Beach received the sentence Monday, Oct.Continue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. – A Palm Coast man was arrested Friday on his second DUI charge in slightly more than a month after deputies found him apparently asleep behind the wheel of a Tesla outside a liquor store, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Stephen Barnier, 49, was arrestedContinue Reading
BUNNELL, Fla. – A Port St. Lucie man already being held in the Flagler County jail is facing 10 new felony charges after a multi-agency investigation uncovered videos and images of children being sexually abused on his cellphone, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Brandon Irizarry, 29, was arrestedContinue Reading
OSTEEN, Fla. – An Osteen woman was arrested Monday, October 5th, on 10 animal cruelty charges after authorities found two dogs and eight cats living in conditions that caused responding personnel significant concern, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office. Samantha Nicole Ashby, 34, was taken into custody after Volusia CountyContinue Reading
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. – A Michigan man has been extradited to Florida and is being held on a $200,000 bond after investigators said he sent sexually explicit images and videos of himself to a 13-year-old. Austin Jeffrey Alden, 19, of Mason, Michigan, was booked into the Walton County Jail onContinue Reading
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. – A missing 4-year-old boy was found safe walking through a Walton County neighborhood with his family’s dachshund after he slipped out of his home while his family was sleeping, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. The boy, who is autistic, nonverbal and has epilepsy, wasContinue Reading
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – A 68-year-old man was arrested after police say he entered the Fernandina Beach Middle School campus with several weapons, including a compound bow, arrows and knives, before struggling with the school’s resource officer. The incident began about 8:25 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, when the Fernandina BeachContinue Reading
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – A man wanted in connection with the June killing of 23-year-old Asani Henry in St. Thomas has been captured in Orange County, Florida, after authorities say he fled the U.S. Virgin Islands two days after the homicide. Jah’Sheem Graham was arrested Sept. 28 byContinue Reading