BAY COUNTY, FL — A 36-year-old Florida man wanted for the capital sexual battery of a four-year-old child was captured in Louisiana on Wednesday following an interstate manhunt aided by license plate recognition technology and federal marshals, authorities announced. Jeffrey Alan Howard, 36, was taken into custody in Amite City,Continue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 7-year-old Jacksonville boy who was reported missing Wednesday morning has been found dead, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office announced the tragic update after an extensive search for Chace Brown, thanking the public for sharing information during the effort to locate him. “WeContinue Reading
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A Palm Coast man was arrested after deputies say he used GPS tracking to follow a woman he met through a dating app, threatened her, accessed her social media accounts without permission and stole a teddy bear containing her child’s ashes. According to the Flagler CountyContinue Reading
JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. – A routine traffic stop in Cottondale led to the arrest of a motorcyclist after deputies recovered more than 19 grams of methamphetamine that investigators say was discarded during the stop. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy initiated a traffic stop after observing aContinue Reading
ORLANDO, Fla. – A teenager has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 4-year-old child at an Orlando apartment complex last month, police announced. The Orlando Police Fugitive Task Force arrested 18-year-old Brandon Sir Nevaeh McCloud on the morning of Aug. 5 in connection with the child’sContinue Reading
SOPCHOPPY, Fla. – Two people were found dead after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in what the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office is investigating as a double homicide. Deputies began investigating at approximately 9:20 p.m. on Aug. 2 at a property in the 740 block of Otter Creek Road in Sopchoppy. AccordingContinue Reading
HOLMES COUNTY, Fla. – A registered Florida sex offender is facing numerous new felony charges after investigators alleged he used unreported social media accounts to communicate with minors and distribute sexually explicit material. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced the arrest of 22-year-old Sebastian Christopher Ballensky of Pensacola followingContinue Reading
CLEWISTON, Fla. – A Clewiston woman has been arrested after investigators determined she illegally purchased firearms and ammunition despite being a convicted felon, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Eva Bryant, 45, was arrested on seven counts of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.Continue Reading
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced the arrests of two convicted sex offenders who were living in the United States illegally, following a joint operation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The arrests were carried out by FDLE’s Missing Persons and Offender Enforcement Division withContinue Reading
HOMOSASSA, Fla. – A Citrus County dog boarding facility owner has been arrested on felony animal cruelty charges after two dogs died while in her care and investigators discovered eight other boarded dogs living in what authorities described as hazardous conditions. Nicole Palmer, 43, of Homosassa, was arrested on twoContinue Reading