On January 27, 2025, Vitalii Kryushenko, a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses, began serving a three-year prison sentence for refusing military service based on his religious beliefs. He is the first Jehovah’s Witness to be incarcerated for conscientious objection since the war between Ukraine and Russia began in February 2022. ArticleContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested Mark Swearingen, 31, and Mackenzie O’Bryan, 20, of Cottondale, on 11 felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), along with additional charges. The arrests followed an investigation initiated by FDLE based on several cybertips received from the National CenterContinue Reading
On Wednesday, February 5, agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Special Operations Team (SOT) executed a joint operation targeting fentanyl and firearm traffickers in the Florida Panhandle. During the operation, the suspect attempted to flee on foot but was quickly apprehended by FDLE agents. Authorities confirmed thatContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested Gail Yvonne Young, 59, of Altha, on charges of grand theft over $100,000, a first-degree felony. Young, who worked as a bookkeeper for a local farm machinery business, is accused of fraudulently paying herself more than $202,700 beyond her normal salary.Continue Reading
A Russian national and an Uzbek national residing in Florida have been arrested for allegedly submitting fraudulent voter registration applications to the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections. Dmitry Shushlebin, 45, a Russian citizen living in Miami Beach, and Sanjar Jamilov, 33, an Uzbek citizen living in St. Petersburg, are accusedContinue Reading
A 51-year-old Immokalee man faces 50 counts of possession of child pornography after detectives found sexually explicit videos of children as young as infants on his cell phone. James Carter was arrested on Wednesday by detectives with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Southwest Florida INTERCEPT TaskContinue Reading
On February 6, 2025, detectives with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) High Tech Crimes Unit (HTCU), in collaboration with agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), executed a search warrant at a residence in Floral City. The investigation stemmed from a Cybertip received from the National CenterContinue Reading
A man suspected of fatally shooting two people and injuring two others during a robbery in Gadsden County was shot and killed by law enforcement Friday morning after he wounded a Suwannee County Sheriff’s Deputy and fired at multiple officers. The Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office issued a shelter-in-place warning atContinue Reading
A 22-year-old man from Kingston, Jamaica, was arrested in Florida on Monday, February 3, 2025, in connection with the murder of 33-year-old Donald Neece of Mobile. The suspect, identified as Zachri Frazer, was charged with murder after the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) signed aContinue Reading
The Lake City Police Department, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) detectives, have arrested Anthony Michael Burgos, 30, of Tampa, Florida, on charges related to online child exploitation. The investigation began on December 20, 2024, when detectives with the Lake City Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division initiated a probe into BurgosContinue Reading