SANFORD, FL — A 23-year-old Orlando man has been sentenced to five years in state prison followed by three years of sex offender probation after being convicted at trial of traveling to meet a minor for sex, prosecutors announced. Elesen Alexis was sentenced on Friday, July 24, 2026, by SeminoleContinue Reading
SANFORD, FL — A 25-year-old Casselberry man who filmed himself sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl and later attempted to hire a hitman from inside jail to murder the victim, prosecutor, and lead detective has been sentenced to life in prison, authorities announced. Talil M. Vann was sentenced on Monday, JulyContinue Reading
CASSELBERRY, Fla. – Prosecutors have upgraded the charges against the driver accused of causing a high-speed crash that killed two brothers in Seminole County earlier this month, announcing they will seek life sentences on two counts of second-degree murder. The Seminole County State Attorney’s Office announced July 28 that 26-year-oldContinue Reading
WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. – A West Melbourne woman has been arrested after investigators determined she was more than three times the legal alcohol limit when she caused a rollover crash that seriously injured multiple people earlier this year, according to the West Melbourne Police Department. Jessica Elizabeth Rua, 31, wasContinue Reading
OCALA, Fla. – A statewide Amber Alert issued for a missing 13-year-old girl ended Monday after the homicide suspect accused of abducting her died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following a vehicle pursuit in Marion County, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said 45-year-old Jason Castillo wasContinue Reading
OCALA, Fla. – A 24-year-old woman wanted on dozens of felony charges for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly assisted living resident has been arrested after the Marion County Sheriff’s Office asked the public for help locating her. The Sheriff’s Office announced July 27 that Zariah Lynn ParksContinue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. – A 38-year-old Palm Coast man has been arrested following a 17-month investigation that uncovered allegations he repeatedly sexually abused two young girls over several years, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Joseph Spector was arrested July 25 and charged with two counts of lewd orContinue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. – A DoorDash driver’s report of dogs left in a sweltering garage led to the rescue of a nursing mother dog and her eight puppies and the arrest of a 36-year-old Palatka woman on animal cruelty charges, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded atContinue Reading
BUNNELL, Fla. – The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying two individuals accused of using a stolen credit card after a Flagler County resident fell victim to a telephone scam. According to investigators, the victim received a phone call on July 3 from someone whoContinue Reading
CALLAHAN, Fla. – A 17-year-old has been charged with attempted murder after a domestic dispute at a Callahan residence ended in a shooting that left one person critically injured, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded just after 1 p.m. on Monday, July 27, to a home onContinue Reading