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JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a 26-year-old man accused of fatally shooting one man and injuring another during a December shooting in Jacksonville. According to investigators, Da-Vonne Mitchell was arrested Wednesday, May 20, and charged in connection with the shooting death of 49-year-old CoryContinue Reading

JACKSONVILLE, FL — Detectives with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Special Assault Unit have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with a series of violent attacks, including a knife assault that occurred while officers were actively on-scene investigating a previous crime. Brett Wade Pincomb faces charges of Armed Sexual Battery, Kidnapping,Continue Reading

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has released details and video from a Jacksonville officer-involved shooting that occurred May 4 on Rigel Road and resulted in the death of 33-year-old Brandon Kaphers. According to investigators, Kaphers had a criminal history that included charges involving aggravated assault with a weaponContinue Reading

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville man has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with a 2024 dog attack that left another man dead, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said 62-year-old Melvyn Souffrount was charged following a lengthy investigation into the death of 59-year-old Ronald Coffman. InvestigatorsContinue Reading

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — Detectives with the Atlantic Beach Police Department seized a large quantity of suspected illegal narcotics during a search warrant operation tied to an ongoing drug investigation. According to police, detectives assigned to the department’s Crime Suppression Unit executed the warrant at a residence within the cityContinue Reading

ACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two Jacksonville officers shot an armed domestic violence suspect Thursday night after authorities said he threatened to kill a woman, held her and a 9-month-old child against their will, and later pointed a handgun at officers in a wooded area. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Sheriff T.K. Waters andContinue Reading

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Duval County jury has convicted a man in connection with a 2023 murder-for-hire shooting in which 17 rounds were fired into a home occupied by multiple people, including a child, according to the office of Melissa Nelson. Prosecutors said 23-year-old Di’joure Jahmar Renfrow was found guiltyContinue Reading

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for drug trafficking offenses involving fentanyl and methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. James Herbert Asberry III, 39, was sentenced by Harvey E. Schlesinger to 11Continue Reading

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man was shot and killed by police late Monday night after allegedly pointing a handgun at officers responding to a disturbance, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff T.K. Waters and Undersheriff Shawn Coarsey said the incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. May 4 on Rigel Road.Continue Reading