Derrell Scott, 54, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for a 2024 shooting that injured two people inside the Loaded Barrel Tavern. On Wednesday, Scott pleaded no contest to two counts of second-degree attempted murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He will also serveContinue Reading
Gainesville Police Department (GPD) is seeking public assistance in identifying suspect(s) who abandoned an 8-week-old poodle in the Publix parking lot located at 3720 NW 13th Street. The incident occurred on June 3, 2025, at approximately 9:55 AM. Surveillance footage from Publix captured the suspect(s) arriving and leaving in aContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO), in collaboration with local, state, and federal partners, has arrested 24 men in a five-day operation targeting individuals who use the internet to sexually exploit children. Authorities stated that the suspects demonstrated a willingness to meet children anywhere, from private residences to public places likeContinue Reading
More than two decades after Michael Randolph Jr. vanished without a trace, Solomon “John” Hall has been convicted in connection to his murder, bringing partial closure to a cold case that lingered for years without a missing person report or confirmed crime scene. Randolph, known to local law enforcement forContinue Reading
Titarius Lyons, 33, was arrested on June 1, 2025, by St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) deputies, wanted for Aggravated Battery with Great Bodily Harm while Armed with a Weapon. Lyons is accused of severely injuring a victim on May 24, 2025, by striking them with a baton and repeatedlyContinue Reading
Byron Kyle Holman, 35, has been found guilty by a Duval County jury of Aggravated Battery and now faces a minimum sentence of 25 years up to life in Florida State Prison. The verdict was announced by State Attorney Melissa Nelson. The Honorable London Kite will preside over Holman’s sentencingContinue Reading
Carlos Fernandez, 23, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for operating a motorcycle that fatally struck a teenage pedestrian during an illegal street racing event in January 2023. The sentence, handed down on June 2, will be followed by 13 years of probation. The incident occurred shortly afterContinue Reading
A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred on Monday, May 26, in the Normandy Village area. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) patrol officers responded to reports of a shooting on Lane Avenue, where they found Amarion Mitchell suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.Continue Reading
William Tedd Sherrod, a 60-year-old registered sexual offender in Florida, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison after a jury found him guilty on 36 counts of Possession of Child Exploitation Material. The verdict was reached on May 28, 2025, following a three-hour deliberation. Sherrod has been registered asContinue Reading
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Clay County jury has found Timothy Finley guilty of two counts of Sale, Manufacture, or Delivery of Methamphetamine and one count of Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communications Device. Finley, of Middleburg, now faces up to 35 years in Florida State Prison. SentencingContinue Reading