A 41-year-old man, Warren Abernathy, has been charged with murder in connection to the death of 49-year-old Kristie Lee Murray, whose body was found in the Marietta area of Jacksonville in July 2024. On July 6, 2024, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) responded to a call on Pickettville Road whereContinue Reading
The quick actions of more than a dozen Good Samaritans potentially saved a mother and two young children from serious harm outside a Department of Motor Vehicles on North Main Street on March 12th. Witnesses reported seeing a man driving away in an SUV while a woman desperately tried toContinue Reading
A long-term narcotics investigation has resulted in the arrest of 10 individuals and the seizure of a large quantity of dangerous drugs and firearms at a motel on Harts Road. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Street Level Narcotics team executed search warrants on five rooms at the motel following two separateContinue Reading
Following a months-long investigation that began with a tip about a suspected drug house on Gate Run Road, nine individuals are facing criminal charges for their involvement in a large-scale drug operation in the Arlington area. Street Level Narcotics detectives conducted a thorough investigation that led to multiple arrests andContinue Reading
Following a detailed investigation, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) Special Assault Unit detectives arrested 64-year-old Julius Fagge III on April 17, 2025, in connection with multiple allegations of child sexual abuse that occurred in the 1990s. Fagge’s arrest follows his apprehension in February by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO)Continue Reading
A 51-year-old man was shot by Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) officers in the Sandalwood area late Sunday night after he allegedly pointed a firearm at them and fired. On April 20, 2025, JSO officers responded to a call regarding a potentially suicidal individual. Upon arrival, they located the subject, identifiedContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested two Branford men, Dakota James Allen, 20, and Chad Marcel Ducas, 33, in two unrelated criminal investigations involving the possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The arrests are part of FDLE’s ongoing statewide initiative targeting individuals who exploit children andContinue Reading
Dannel Larkins, one of the six men charged in the January 2025 murder of 7-year-old Breon Allen, is now facing an additional Murder charge for the death of 43-year-old Valondia Norris in April 2024. Larkins is the second individual to be linked to both killings. On April 22, 2024, patrolContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has released preliminary details and video footage of an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Toledo Road in the San Jose area on Sunday, March 30, 2025, resulting in the death of 28-year-old Alquan Suydam. According to the JSO, officers responded to a 911 call reportingContinue Reading
State Attorney Melissa Nelson has announced that a Duval County jury found Jadarrius Jones guilty of three counts of First-Degree Murder in connection with the 2023 deaths of his grandparents, Gregory Merritt and Uneeda Hardy, and another man, Luther Williams. As a result of the guilty verdict, Jones will receiveContinue Reading