The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has released a statement regarding the in-custody death of Charles Faggart, who was declared brain dead following an incident at the Duval County Jail on April 7th. The JSO stated that detectives are actively working to fully understand the facts and circumstances surrounding the incident.Continue Reading
Florida State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that a Duval County jury found Latroy Montgomery guilty of two counts of First-Degree Murder; three counts of Kidnapping with a Firearm; two counts of Attempted Second-Degree Murder; Armed Burglary with Assault or Battery; Armed Robbery; and Possession of a Firearm by a ConvictedContinue Reading
JSO Detectives’ Proactive Policing Leads to Major Drug and Firearm Seizure, Two Arrests Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) Community Problem Response (CPR) Unit detectives, conducting follow-up on an investigation on the Eastside, observed suspicious activity at a home on Spearing Street. Detectives witnessed individuals engaged in what appearedContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with the murders of 21-year-old Donte’ris Woods and his girlfriend, 21-year-old Kyliah James, in November 2023. On the night of November 18, 2023, JSO officers found Donte’ris Woods deceased from a gunshot wound on St. JohnsContinue Reading
Acting on a community tip, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) Narcotics Team, SWAT Team, and Districts 5 & 6 Task Force Officers executed a search warrant on a suspected drug house on Prince Street in Northwest Jacksonville earlier this week, resulting in the arrest of two individuals and the seizureContinue Reading
Ten individuals, including several married men, were arrested in a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) sting operation targeting prostitution. The operation, dubbed “Lucky Charm,” took place on March 18th and 19th, and involved undercover officers posing as sex workers. The sting targeted individuals soliciting or offering prostitution, with many of thoseContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has made the eighth and final arrest in the murder of 14-year-old Micah Thomas, who was found dead inside a home in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood on January 1, 2024. On March 26, 2025, 24-year-old Emanuel Cuff was arrested and charged with murder and armed robberyContinue Reading
A 21-year-old man was arrested after Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers spotted a white Ford Mustang performing donuts and burnouts on Atlantic Boulevard. Officers quickly stopped the vehicle and determined that the driver did not have a valid license. He was arrested and charged with violating Florida’s street racing and stuntContinue Reading
Early Sunday morning, March 30, 2025, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers responded to an apartment complex off the Arlington Expressway after receiving a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers found 38-year-old Carlos Yordanis Aldana outside the complex with stab wounds to his left hand and shin. He was transported toContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) Midlevel Narcotics Detectives successfully arrested 37-year-old Solomon “Bean” Roberts on March 14, 2025, in connection with a large-scale fentanyl trafficking operation. Roberts, a known drug dealer, had been under investigation for some time before the authorities executed a bust that netted nearly a pound ofContinue Reading