JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 24-year-old man accused of fleeing after causing a fiery Jacksonville crash that killed a 27-year-old woman has been arrested after an eight-month search, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Alexander Rivera-Russo was taken into custody at a home in the Oakleaf area of Clay County withContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – A 60-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder following a fatal stabbing under the Jacksonville Beach Pier, according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department. Police identified the suspect as Dennis Darwin Perry, 60. Perry was charged with premeditated first-degree murder and booked intoContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Duval County jury has convicted a man of grand theft and money laundering for his role in a scheme that prosecutors say tricked a woman into withdrawing $7,000 from her bank account and depositing the money into an account controlled by the scammers. State Attorney MelissaContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- A 23-year-old Jacksonville man has been charged with murder after investigators identified him as the masked gunman who allegedly shot his 61-year-old uncle in the back of the head inside a laundromat, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police identified the suspect as La’Darius Purdy, 23. The victimContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Four people, including three teenagers, have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old legal refugee at a Jacksonville park, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The victim, Marvin Oporta Garcia, 18, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at Jacksonville Drew Park offContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 38-year-old Jacksonville man has been arrested on a murder charge after police say he fatally stabbed his younger brother at a home in the Oceanway neighborhood. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Ryan Daniels, 30, and the suspect as his brother, Eric Mincey, 38.Continue Reading
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – A registered sexual offender listed as non-compliant in Kentucky was arrested in Jacksonville Beach after officers determined he had failed to comply with Florida’s sex offender registration requirements. Jacksonville Beach officers encountered the man, identified by authorities as Eric Lamar Thompson, while following up on aContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 16-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries Monday morning after shooting himself during a lengthy standoff with Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office deputies who were attempting to take him into protective custody following reports that he was suicidal and armed. Sheriff T.K. Waters and Chief of Homeland Security Mike ShellContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A month-long narcotics investigation in Jacksonville’s Herlong neighborhood led to the seizure of 11 firearms, fentanyl, cocaine and other drugs, resulting in the arrest of a 51-year-old man now being held on a $700,000 bond. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, detectives launched the investigation after receiving aContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Duval County jury has found a Jacksonville man guilty of selling cocaine to undercover detectives during a narcotics investigation earlier this year, according to State Attorney Melissa Nelson. William Scott Lindsey was convicted of sale or delivery of cocaine following a jury trial. He now facesContinue Reading