HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A 15-year-old student at Brandon High School was arrested Thursday after investigators determined he posted a threatening message on social media referencing a potential mass shooting, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. School Resource Deputies responded to the campus on Jan. 22, 2026, after receivingContinue Reading
MIDDLEBURG, Fla. – A Clay County deputy was seriously injured and a dog was killed Thursday evening during a response to a reported disturbance and gunshots at a residence in Middleburg, authorities said. According to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called around 6:15 p.m. Jan. 22 to theContinue Reading
PALATKA, Fla. — A 25-year-old man was arrested Tuesday evening after an armed confrontation inside a Palatka hotel prompted an evacuation and a multi-agency response that ended with a negotiated surrender, authorities said. William Bradley was taken into custody Jan. 20 and charged with aggravated assault with a weapon, possessionContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, Florida – A former physician completing his psychiatric residency has been sentenced to 90 months (seven and a half years) in federal prison for distributing child pornography, authorities announced. Jesse Roger Armstrong, 35, of Gainesville, previously pleaded guilty to the charge. The sentence was handed down in U.S. DistrictContinue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Tallahassee Police Department has arrested an Illinois man following a wide-ranging fraud investigation that uncovered the theft of millions of dollars, including funds belonging to the City of Tallahassee. After an extensive investigation, detectives arrested Richard N. Golding of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.Continue Reading
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – A 58-year-old man with a criminal history spanning nearly four decades has been sentenced to prison after being adjudicated guilty of aggravated stalking and violating court-ordered protections, according to court records. Christen Ray Brock was sentenced to 50 months in the Florida Department of Corrections byContinue Reading
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – A Charlotte County jury has recommended the death penalty for Dwight T. Eaglin for the murders of Correctional Officer Darla Lathrem and inmate Charlie Fuston, returning its verdict just before 7 p.m. after more than two weeks of testimony in a penalty phase retrial. The juryContinue Reading
LEE COUNTY, Fla. – A Lee County jury convicted 40-year-old Jorge Rea on Tuesday, January 14, 2026, of fleeing to elude law enforcement at high speed or with wanton disregard and dangerous excessive speeding, and he was immediately sentenced to 144 months in prison following the verdict. The guilty verdictContinue Reading
NAPLES, Fla. – A 41-year-old woman convicted of killing her roommate in a brutal 2019 attack was sentenced Thursday to life in prison following an investigation by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. Amanda Cherie Cook was sentenced Jan. 22, 2026, by Joseph Foster after a jury found her guilty inContinue Reading
LARGO, Fla. – Detectives with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a group home and daycare employee on a child abuse charge following an investigation involving a non-verbal autistic child, authorities said. According to investigators, deputies responded Dec. 21, 2025, to a reported child abuse incident at a group homeContinue Reading