WHITE SPRINGS, Florida – The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement are continuing to investigate the homicide of 25-year-old Tad Leonard Anderson Jr., whose death occurred Jan. 3, 2026, in White Springs. Officials said the investigation remains active and ongoing as detectives continue working toContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, Florida – A registered sex offender was sentenced to 25 years in prison after investigators linked him to online child sexual abuse material and multiple probation violations, according to the Gainesville Police Department. Authorities said 39-year-old Joshua Bryan received five consecutive five-year sentences on May 21 for violations ofContinue Reading
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Florida – A New Smyrna Beach contractor has been sentenced to probation and ordered to repay more than $223,000 after prosecutors said he misused customer payments intended for paving projects across Volusia County. During a hearing on May 27, 2026, 52-year-old Eric Bartolozzi entered a no contest pleaContinue Reading
PALATKA, FL — A multi-month child abuse investigation spanning three northeast Florida counties has culminated in the arrest of a 23-year-old mother who investigators say fabricated stories and framed innocent bystanders to conceal a horrific pattern of physical abuse against her infant child. Hunter Deeann Miller, of San Mateo, wasContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Detectives with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man accused in the fatal Christmas Day shooting of a Jacksonville woman in 2024. Police said 48-year-old Thomas Lloyd Banks turned himself in Tuesday morning, May 26, at approximately 11:10 a.m. at the department’s District 3 substation. InvestigatorsContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released video and additional details Friday regarding an officer-involved shooting that followed a lengthy standoff on San Pablo Road South earlier this month. According to investigators, the incident occurred May 6 and resulted in injuries to 37-year-old Samuel Waters Jr. Authorities said WatersContinue Reading
KISSIMMEE, FL — A 30-year-old former high school campus monitor was swarmed by deputies and arrested on John Young Parkway after allegedly returning to the school campus he was fired from just days prior. Justice Williams Jones, of Vero Beach, was booked into the Osceola County Jail on a severeContinue Reading
KISSIMMEE, FL — A 22-year-old Kissimmee man is back behind bars after a quick-thinking father and a bystander tackled and detained him inside a retail clothing store. Anthony Santana was arrested after allegedly exposing his genitals to a 9-year-old girl at the Ross Dress for Less store located at 3231Continue Reading
TAMPA, Florida – A judge sentenced Alicia Andrews to 15 years in prison after a jury found her guilty of manslaughter in the killing of Jacksonville rapper Charles Jones, known professionally as Julio Foolio. The 15-year sentence was the maximum allowed under state law. Before sentencing, Jones’ mother, Sandrikas Mays,Continue Reading
CITRUS COUNTY, Florida – The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man accused of displaying a handgun during an encounter with a substitute school bus driver at a Citrus County school bus stop Thursday morning. According to investigators, deputies responded May 21 to a reported firearm incident at a designatedContinue Reading