CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office has arrested four juveniles following a month-long vandalism spree that damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles throughout the Citrus Hills and Inverness areas. According to investigators, residents and business owners reported numerous incidents involving spray-painted symbols, phrases, and imagery associated with gang-relatedContinue Reading
HOMOSASSA, Fla. — A narcotics investigation in Homosassa resulted in the seizure of more than a pound of methamphetamine and the arrests of three individuals following the execution of a search warrant, according to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. On June 8, 2026, the Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit executedContinue Reading
ORANGE PARK, FL — A 50-year-old youth basketball coach and elementary school substitute teacher is behind bars following a high-stakes tactical raid at his apartment by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and regional cybercrime task forces. Tyrone Julius Ferguson was arrested on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. He facesContinue Reading
ORANGE PARK, Florida – A Ridgeview High School teacher has been arrested following an investigation into allegations that he sent sexually explicit messages and photographs to a student. According to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, authorities and Clay County District Schools received a report on May 19 that a juvenileContinue Reading
CITRUS COUNTY, Florida – The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man accused of displaying a handgun during an encounter with a substitute school bus driver at a Citrus County school bus stop Thursday morning. According to investigators, deputies responded May 21 to a reported firearm incident at a designatedContinue Reading
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — Three juveniles were arrested early Sunday following a series of vehicle burglaries in the Pine Ridge community, according to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded May 10 to multiple reports of vehicles being burglarized and immediately began canvassing the neighborhood. Surveillance footage collected from residentsContinue Reading
TAMPA, Fla. — A former detention officer has pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe to smuggle contraband into a jail that houses federal inmates, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. Dekarri Nixon, 28, of Jasper, admitted to accepting a bribe as a public official.Continue Reading
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — Two coordinated drug investigations in Citrus County resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of narcotics, including fentanyl and methamphetamine, following operations conducted by the Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit and federal partners, authorities said. The first operation took place April 22nd at a residence onContinue Reading
FLORAL CITY, Fla. — A structure fire early Tuesday morning in Citrus County has turned into a homicide investigation, ending with the arrest of a suspect following an hours-long manhunt. At approximately 6:30 a.m. on April 7, Citrus County deputies and fire-rescue crews responded to a fire on East HawkContinue Reading
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — Eight individuals have been federally indicted following an 18-month investigation into a contraband smuggling operation at the Citrus County Jail, authorities announced. The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, working with the U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District ofContinue Reading