Hamilton County Deputies arrested three suspects within hours of an armed robbery and assault near a rural cemetery after a crash alert from a victim’s iPhone and the intervention of an off-duty state trooper set the investigation in motion, authorities said. The incident occurred around 7:50 p.m. on January 10,Continue Reading
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – Three drug dealers arrested in separate undercover investigations by the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms, officials announced. Crystal R. Gilbert, 44, was sentenced on December 10, 2025, to seven years in the Florida Department of Corrections, followed byContinue Reading
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – A man was arrested and charged with second-degree murder after deputies say he shot and killed his landlord during a physical altercation inside a Port Charlotte home last week. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at about 1:39 p.m. on January 7, 2026,Continue Reading
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Dade City man was arrested late Saturday night after deputies say he threatened a group of people following a minor traffic crash northwest of Lakeland, punched an 18-year-old, and claimed he would shoot them, authorities said. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, deputies respondedContinue Reading
POLK COUNTY, FL – A 43-year-old Wauchula woman is behind bars after investigators say her 16-year-old victim’s mother discovered incriminating videos on the boy’s phone. Marie Ibarra was arrested on Monday, January 5, 2026, by detectives with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). The investigation was launched in December 2025Continue Reading
BUNNELL, FL – A 27-year-old Palm Coast woman has been convicted for a sexual relationship with an underage victim following a year-long legal process. Angel Sexton pleaded guilty to Lewd or Lascivious Battery on December 17, 2025, in the 7th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. The conviction stems from aContinue Reading
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A Volusia County judge sentenced 45-year-old Talia M. Nelson to 32 years in state prison after she entered no contest pleas to aggravated manslaughter of a child and aggravated child abuse in the death of her 14-year-old son, authorities said. The sentence was imposed during aContinue Reading
LAWTEY, Fla. – A Lawtey man was arrested Tuesday after an undercover narcotics investigation led authorities to execute a search warrant at his home, where detectives seized multiple illegal drugs, firearms, and cash, the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office reported. Investigators said the sheriff’s office narcotics unit received information that CedricContinue Reading
INTERLACHEN, Fla. – A 29-year-old Interlachen man was arrested late last night after deputies say he assaulted his former girlfriend, stole her vehicle, and later barricaded himself inside her home, prompting a several-hour standoff before surrendering. Austin Lee McGowan was taken into custody on an active warrant charging him withContinue Reading
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Hernando Cortez Thompson Jr., a 39-year-old Orlando man identified by prosecutors as the leader of the Bloods-affiliated “Sex Money Murder” gang in Florida, was convicted this week on all charges following a Polk County jury trial, state officials announced. The verdict, delivered after about an hourContinue Reading