JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A convenience store employee has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting outside a Southside gas station, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said 22-year-old Mai-Kel Bryant was taken into custody and booked into the Duval County Jail following the incident. Officers responded on AprilContinue Reading
BUNNELL, FL — A 48-year-old Palm Coast man will never draw a breath as a free man again after a Flagler County jury convicted him of a massive list of sexual offenses against a child. Kristopher Henriqson was sentenced on April 15, 2026, to multiple life sentences plus an additionalContinue Reading
PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — A Putnam County jury has found a defendant guilty on multiple charges, including first-degree murder, in connection with a 2023 shooting that left one person dead and two others seriously injured. Ramon Gomez-Hernandez Jr., who was 16 at the time of the incident, was convicted afterContinue Reading
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — A man has been arrested after his vehicle crashed into a church playground while a toddler was inside, according to the Punta Gorda Police Department. Police said 29-year-old Nathan Faust III drove to the Church of the Good Shepherd, located at 1800 Shreve Street, on theContinue Reading
EDGEWATER, Fla. — An 18-year-old suspect has been arrested following an armed robbery and shooting connected to a Facebook Marketplace transaction, according to police. Edgewater Police responded just before 5:00 p.m. on April 8, 2026, to the 2000 block of Hibiscus Drive after reports of an armed robbery. Investigators saidContinue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. — A potentially deadly situation was safely resolved after Flagler County deputies spent hours negotiating with an armed, suicidal man, authorities said. The incident began around 10 a.m. on March 30, 2026, when the Flagler County Emergency Communications Center received a report that a man was violatingContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — A driver has been arrested after crashing into a police vehicle during a DUI stop early Saturday morning, according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department. The incident occurred in the early hours of April 11, 2026, in the 3000 block of 3rd Street South. A policeContinue Reading
MARION COUNTY, FL — A 43-year-old Ocala man will spend the rest of his life behind bars following a swift and evidence-heavy prosecution in the Fifth Judicial Circuit. State Attorney Bill Gladson announced that Donald Ronald Gates III was found guilty by a jury on April 9, 2026, and subsequentlyContinue Reading
GADSDEN COUNTY, Fla. — A physical education teacher has been arrested following an investigation into an altercation with a 9-year-old student at an elementary school, authorities said. Deputies with the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office responded March 31, 2026, to Greensboro Elementary School after receiving a report of a physical incidentContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, Texas — A Florida fugitive wanted for making violent threats has been arrested in North Texas after investigators tracked his movements across multiple states, authorities said. Gage Sleap, 22, of Palm Coast, Florida, had been wanted since March 27 on a Flagler County warrant tied to an investigation intoContinue Reading