BUNNELL, Fla. – A 61-year-old Hastings man arrested after the recovery of a missing 11-year-old boy has been sentenced to 30 years in state prison on kidnapping, child abuse and other charges, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Darnell Hairston pleaded no contest Aug. 19 to kidnapping inflicting bodilyContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville patrol officer has been arrested on a domestic battery charge after an investigation found he struck a person with whom he was in a relationship multiple times, Sheriff T.K. Waters announced Tuesday. Michael Schrum was arrested on one count of domestic battery, a first-degree misdemeanor.Continue Reading
FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – A former behavioral health assistant at Middleburg High School who also worked with youth football programs has been arrested on seven felony counts involving child sexual abuse material, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Robert Rahn III, 36, of Fleming Island, is charged with sevenContinue Reading
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Fla. – The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who was fatally shot by a deputy during a roadside encounter following a request for a wellness check as 35-year-old Mathew Dupree. The shooting occurred Sept. 22 after Clay Behavioral Health Center contacted the sheriff’s office atContinue Reading
ELKTON, Fla. – A 34-year-old convicted felon has been arrested on multiple felony charges after St. Johns County investigators said they found mutilated dog remains, dead cats and evidence indicating he shot his dog several times at close range. Jake Matthew was arrested Sept. 17 following an investigation that beganContinue Reading
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A St. Augustine man accused of selling fentanyl through undercover transactions and operating a private website for narcotics sales was arrested after deputies searched his home and seized drugs, 11 firearms, drug-manufacturing equipment and more than $22,000 in cash. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office saidContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – St. Johns County sheriff’s deputies helped bring a man to safety after he threatened to jump from the Vilano Bridge while experiencing a mental health crisis. Deputies responded to the bridge Thursday, Sept. 24, after receiving a report of a person in distress at theContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A 49-year-old man wanted on multiple felony charges in Brevard County was arrested Sunday evening after St. Johns County deputies stopped him during a speed enforcement operation in Nocatee. Cipriano Mendoza-Alcon was taken into custody Sept. 27 after deputies determined he did not have aContinue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. – A former Miami Dade College professor has been re-arrested on additional charges after forensic testing linked his DNA to a sexual assault kit collected during an investigation involving a 15-year-old runaway, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Richard Tapia, 46, of Palm Coast, faces threeContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with the 2023 killings of two men on Kylan Drive, a double murder that Jacksonville police say stemmed from a $20,000 gang-related hit. Jamaal Hameen, 31, was arrested Sept. 23 on two counts of second-degree murder and one countContinue Reading