PUTNAM COUNTY, FL – Lemar Beasley, 54, was arrested Saturday evening, November 15th in connection with the stabbing death of Cheyenne Kastens, 36, of Georgetown. According to witnesses, Kastens and Beasley were both at the Dollar General in Fruitland on Friday afternoon, though there was no apparent interaction or knownContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, FL – On Friday, November 14, 2025, at approximately 9:10 p.m., deputies from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to a 911 call reporting a stabbing at 144 SE Bunny Court. Responding deputies were notified en route that the suspect, later identified as 43-year-old Ernest Wade PearceContinue Reading
Jacksonville, FL – The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD) marked a major milestone Friday with the groundbreaking of a new Fire Station 39 at 115 Festival Park Ave., a move designed to strengthen public safety infrastructure in the downtown area. The ceremony, held at 9 a.m., brought together cityContinue Reading
Tampa, Florida – Armoni Tyree Moody, 24, of Davenport, was found guilty by a federal jury of carjacking, brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime, and possessing ammunition as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced. Moody faces a minimum of seven years and up toContinue Reading
Jacksonville, Florida – Matthew Reid Davisson, 36, of Jacksonville, was sentenced to four years and five months in federal prison for possession of unregistered destructive devices, U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard announced. Davisson had previously pleaded guilty on February 18, 2025. According to court documents, Davisson was initially arrestedContinue Reading
A federal jury has convicted an Orlando man for throwing two burning marine flares into a crowd of fans during a 2024 Major League Soccer match, injuring a child and damaging stadium property. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 38-year-old Giovanni Isai Ramirez Reyes was found guilty of arson ofContinue Reading
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