SARASOTA, FL – A Sarasota man who orchestrated a staged shooting involving county paramedics in 2019 has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, followed by 20 years of probation. Tyran Young, 38, a thirteen-time convicted felon, was convicted of multiple charges including two counts of aggravated assault on aContinue Reading
An undercover Volusia Sheriff’s Office narcotics detective is recovering after being hospitalized in the ICU for several days following a fentanyl exposure last week. The detective was exposed while handling evidence during an active narcotics investigation. Responding deputies and EMS units found him unconscious, immediately administered Narcan, and transported himContinue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—A joint operation by the Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT) Unit and the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) resulted in the arrest of a man facing numerous felony charges related to child exploitation. On Friday, October 10th, investigators executed a search warrant at a businessContinue Reading
Tampa, FL – A Tampa man is back behind bars after allegedly robbing a Truist Bank and then being turned in by his own mother just hours later. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), 33-year-old Aaron Spencer entered the Truist Bank on Memorial Highway around 1:10 p.m. onContinue Reading
Jacksonville, FL – Three people were arrested and a fourth juvenile taken into custody after a violent confrontation outside a charter school led to violations of Florida’s Halo Law, which protects first responders from interference while performing their duties. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO), officers responded to theContinue Reading
Hillsborough County, FL – – A jury has found Angel Gabriel Cuz Choc guilty of first-degree murder in the brutal deaths of his girlfriend, Amalia Coc Choc De Pec, and her 4-year-old daughter. The killings occurred in April 2024 at their home in Dover. Investigators revealed that Cuz Choc hadContinue Reading
Putnam County, FL – A 9-year-old student, Anthony Walker, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill after threatening multiple classmates with a knife he brought to Middleton-Burney Elementary. The incidents occurred on Wednesday, October 8, during recess. One victim reported that WalkerContinue Reading
A 42-year-old Palm Coast man, Michael Lee Sloan, was arrested on October 10, 2025, for reckless driving and multiple traffic citations after sending a Putnam County deputy into a ditch on Cracker Swamp Road. Sloan had been reported repeatedly for swerving into oncoming traffic, prompting patrols from both the PutnamContinue Reading
The Tallahassee Police Department has arrested three teenagers in connection with a series of auto burglaries at two apartment complexes on West Pensacola Street. On September 30, 2025, officers responded to reports of multiple vehicle break-ins at the 1701 and 1800 blocks of West Pensacola Street. Detectives from TPD’s BurglaryContinue Reading
On October 10, 2025, 47-year-old William McGhin, an employee at the Columbia County Detention Center, was arrested by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force for attempting to bring illegal drugs into the facility. The investigation began after jail staff received information suggesting McGhin was introducing narcotics into theContinue Reading