A Pensacola man has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges stemming from a violent confrontation with law enforcement in late 2024. The plea was announced by U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin for the Northern District of Florida. Darrion K. Finley, 21, admitted to possession of a firearm by a convictedContinue Reading
A federal jury in Gainesville has found 22-year-old Atharva Shailesh Sathawane of India guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin for the Northern District of Florida. According to trial testimony and court records, SathawaneContinue Reading
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – A federal jury has convicted 36-year-old Austin James McCastler II on a long list of violent and drug-related charges after he opened fire on federal agents attempting to serve a search warrant at his Pensacola home. Prosecutors say undercover agents had previously purchased methamphetamine from McCastler atContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – A Cross City man will spend the next decade in federal prison after agents uncovered a pound of methamphetamine during a traffic stop earlier this year. Federal prosecutors announced that 31-year-old Khiri Jackson was sentenced to 10 years for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams orContinue Reading
Walton County, FL – A high-speed street racing incident involving a Lamborghini and two Corvettes ended with one arrest and one suspect still on the run, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office said. Just after 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 15, a deputy traveling north on County Highway 395 saw aContinue Reading
Just before 10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 14, a fight between two juvenile female students erupted at Lincoln Middle School in Gainesville as classes were changing. The altercation began near two intersecting hallways at the campus on SE 12th Street. A Gainesville Police Department school resource officer was only aContinue Reading
A 68-year-old Jacksonville man is facing a long list of burglary charges after detectives linked him to more than a dozen break-ins at family-owned businesses across the city. The investigation began last month when District 1 patrol officers responded to a burglary in San Marco. As detectives worked the case,Continue Reading
A Putnam County woman has been sentenced to 50 years in state prison for fatally stabbing her boyfriend in 2022. Tykidra Lanijah Leonard received the sentence Thursday after previously entering a no-contest plea to second-degree murder with a weapon. The case began in the early morning of May 20, 2022, whenContinue Reading
Detectives in Flagler County have arrested a Palm Coast man after a monthlong investigation found he was having a sexual relationship with a minor. The case surfaced in mid-September when the victim’s parent discovered the relationship and contacted the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and a mental health specialist respondedContinue Reading
Neptune Beach Police detectives have arrested two South Florida men accused of defrauding a local resident out of $7,000 in a sophisticated scam. The case began on July 21, 2025, when a Neptune Beach resident was deceived into believing there was fraudulent activity within their bank. Investigators say the suspectsContinue Reading