GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Two teenagers have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Gainesville after police said one suspect was located during a traffic stop and the other was arrested while suffering from a gunshot wound. The investigation began around 8:20 p.m. Sept. 10, whenContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A Gainesville man accused of leaving the scene of a crash was found inhaling compressed keyboard duster after his vehicle struck a fence along Interstate 75 and became stuck in a ditch, police said. Gainesville Police arrested Granville Crocket Batey, 43, on Sept. 14 on charges ofContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Six Gainesville men have been indicted on federal charges accusing them of participating in a dogfighting conspiracy, with five of the defendants also facing multiple counts of possessing dogs for use in animal fighting. The defendants are Taurean Jaquan Servance, 24; Jarrett Abram Servance, 45; Jarrett AbramContinue Reading
YULEE, Fla. – A Nassau County investigation into stolen LEGO sets from a Yulee Target led detectives to what authorities describe as a larger organized retail theft operation responsible for more than $20,000 in stolen merchandise across Northeast Florida. Ronald Lorne Tipton, identified by investigators as the “Lego Bandit,” wasContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two people face multiple felony charges after Jacksonville sheriff’s investigators raided a suspected drug house about a block from Panama Park and seized fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, guns and nearly $10,000 in cash. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said its Narcotics Unit began investigating the home on East 61stContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – A man accused of stealing an electric bicycle in Jacksonville Beach was arrested after officers tracked him down and recovered the stolen bike, police said. Christopher T. Neibert was arrested in connection with a grand theft investigation involving a Lectric e-bike, according to the Jacksonville BeachContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 24-year-old man was arrested less than a day after a 47-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed near Beach Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Saveon West, 24, was arrested and charged with murder in the death of Charles Newsome. The shooting happened Tuesday,Continue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has released details and video from an August officer-involved shooting that left a 45-year-old man dead after police say he fired at a sergeant outside a police stop station. Christopher Ford was killed in the Aug. 18 shooting on West Beaver Street. JSOContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 41-year-old Jacksonville man accused of trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine was released from the Duval County Jail after posting $312,500 bail, one day after a SWAT team raided his Westside home and seized large quantities of drugs. Christopher Ryan Herndon was arrested Aug. 27 after theContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 20-year-old man already being held in the Duval County Jail on an unrelated armed robbery case has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 24-year-old man nearly a year ago, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Jamari Wyche was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 2,Continue Reading