UPDATE: On Monday, July 7, 2025, Antonio Caban was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Original Post: A 36-year-old man has been found guilty of kidnapping and assault in connection with a violent crime spree in 2023 that terrorized his wife and their four children across multiple counties, culminatingContinue Reading
Gulfcoast Eye Care, an ophthalmology practice with offices in Pinellas Park, Palm Harbor, and St. Petersburg, has agreed to pay $615,000 to settle allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid through a kickback arrangement involving medically unnecessary trans-cranial doppler ultrasounds (TCDs). According to the U.S. Department of Justice,Continue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has charged 28-year-old Michael Byron with Murder in connection to the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Shawndell Robinson on October 23, 2024. On that date, JSO officers responded to the intersection of Arlington Road and Mayer Drive where they discovered Robinson with a gunshot wound. HeContinue Reading
The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Charles Kirkman III, 63, following an incident involving alleged racial slurs, the discharge of a firearm, and a six-hour standoff at his Yulee residence. Deputies responded to a call regarding shots fired on Branch Creek Drive in Yulee at approximately 7:45 p.m. onContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has released preliminary information and body-worn camera footage from an officer-involved shooting that occurred on the night of Friday, May 2, 2025, resulting in the death of 58-year-old Norbal Garcia Jr. At approximately [time not specified], JSO responded to a 911 call reporting a fight inContinue Reading
A man and his one-year-old child were killed Friday night after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Baymeadows Road, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred on May 16, 2025, around 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of Baymeadows Road and San Jose Boulevard. JSO Commander Dan SheltonContinue Reading
William Conway Broyles, 60, has been sentenced to life in Florida State Prison after pleading guilty to three counts of First-Degree Murder for the 2021 killings of his wife, son, and daughter, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced. On December 1, 2021, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 callContinue Reading
A Duval County jury has found Carlos Lofton guilty of Aggravated Battery (Discharge of a Firearm Causing Great Bodily Harm) and Attempted Armed Robbery (Discharge of a Firearm Causing Great Bodily Harm), according to Florida State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s Office. As a Prison Releasee Reoffender, Lofton now faces up toContinue Reading
Florida State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Duval County jury has found Iris Williams guilty of two counts of Second-Degree Murder, Kidnapping with a Firearm, Tampering with Evidence, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. The charges stem from the October 2023 murders of Charles Watkins andContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) today announced the arrests of Pace Pharmacy pharmacists Stephen Allen Burklow and David Barron Winkles, along with pharmacy office manager Monique Burklow. The trio are charged with orchestrating a conspiracy to traffic large quantities of prescription opioids, including over 22 kilograms (48 pounds)Continue Reading