The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Joseph Schiliro, 45, and Silviano Christman, 31, in connection with the murder and dismemberment of 71-year-old Joseph Romano, who was reported missing in January 2025. The investigation began on January 16, 2025, when Romano was reported missing. Detectives discovered Schiliro attempting to retrieveContinue Reading
Michael Aoun, 34, has been arrested and faces upgraded charges of vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter in connection with a fatal crash that occurred on January 22, 2025. Aoun was initially arrested on charges of DUI causing serious bodily injury and reckless driving causing serious bodily injury after a crashContinue Reading
In a significant legal development, Ryan Nobles, 46, and Nicole Anderson, 39, former owners of M&L Cabinets in Bradenton, Florida, have been convicted on multiple felony charges related to a fraudulent scheme involving the misapplication of construction funds and defrauding customers. Nobles was convicted of misapplication of construction funds exceedingContinue Reading
A 17-year-old has been arrested for leaving the scene of a crash that left a woman with serious injuries. On February 18, 2025, at 5:34 p.m., deputies responded to the intersection of CR 579 and Clay Pit Road, where they found a female victim on the ground with facial injuriesContinue Reading
A woman faces charges after investigators discovered she had been housing and hiding a missing teenager from Crossroads Hope Academy. Charlotte County deputies responded to the facility around 10 p.m. on February 10 regarding a missing teenage boy. Staff reported that the teen had permission to go to South CountyContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested an 18-year-old student after a loaded firearm was found in his vehicle on school property. On February 18, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., a School Resource Deputy at Sumner High School contacted Jason Henson after receiving a tip from school administrators. An administrative search ofContinue Reading
A 16-year-old student was arrested Monday morning after authorities discovered a loaded firearm in his possession at Leto High School. On February 17, 2025, at approximately 8:25 a.m., a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) School Resource Deputy made contact with Alonzo Bridges after a school administrator activated a Centegix alertContinue Reading
On February 12, 2025, Ocala Police Department ICAC Detective Ridge arrested 38-year-old James Michael McLeroy for possessing child sexual abuse material. The arrest followed an investigation initiated by a cyber tip received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which alerted authorities to the possibility that McLeroyContinue Reading
A student at Port Charlotte High School was arrested Friday after a BB gun resembling a real firearm was found in his backpack, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 11:45 a.m. on February 14, 2025, school staff alerted School Resource Deputies to reports of a student inContinue Reading
A Mexican national has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison following an investigation by the Bradenton Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force. Nicolas Garcia Hernandez was sentenced by a U.S. District Judge to 11 years and three months for trafficking nearly nine kilograms ofContinue Reading