Two people are in custody after Jacksonville authorities seized large quantities of drugs, firearms, and cash from a business located near a church and across from a middle school on North Main Street. Following a tip that drug dealers were operating out of the business, narcotics detectives built a caseContinue Reading
On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, Columbia County Circuit Judge Melissa Olin sentenced 49-year-old John Leonard Bowen, Jr. to life in prison after finding him guilty of Second-Degree Murder in the death of 18-year-old Coyoete Kathren Cheyenne Turner. Bowen also pled to a charge of Tampering with Evidence and received anContinue Reading
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) arrested two individuals on felony animal cruelty charges Wednesday after discovering what detectives describe as an extreme case of animal hoarding at a Marco Island residence. Olga Murphy, 62, and her husband Igor Mursalimov, 54, were taken into custody following a joint operation involvingContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) has arrested a substitute teacher for allegedly sharing and displaying multiple sexual images, including bestiality, to students at Jennings Middle School. On December 9, 2024, while in a classroom, 22-year-old Chase Rush reportedly instructed his 7th-grade students to “turn on” their AirDrop function onContinue Reading
On June 10, 2025, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) arrested 26-year-old Zachary Degross after he posted a threatening comment on social media. A vigilant citizen reported that Degross had written he would run over protesters in Jacksonville with a tow truck. JSO’s Intelligence Unit quickly traced the comment to Degross. AfterContinue Reading
The Neptune Beach Police Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying a suspect involved in a fraud and unauthorized credit card use investigation. On May 31, 2025, the suspect contacted a victim while posing as a representative from a financial institution. The suspect falsely claimed that the victim’s creditContinue Reading
Two individuals were arrested on felony burglary charges less than an hour after a vigilant citizen, observing a live feed from his doorbell camera, alerted the Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) to a break-in at his home Tuesday night. The homeowner, who was not present at the time, witnessed aContinue Reading
Eight years after a 39-year-old woman was found dead in the parking lot of a church on Soutel Drive in Jacksonville’s Harborview area, homicide detectives with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) have made an arrest in the case. Sixty-five-year-old Percy Johnson has been taken into custody and is now facingContinue Reading
A Green Cove Springs man is facing multiple felony charges, including aggravated assault on law enforcement officers, after allegedly firing a weapon at deputies during a domestic dispute on Monday, June 9, 2025. At approximately 10:00 PM, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a domestic disputeContinue Reading
A Lake City man with multiple prior felony convictions was arrested Monday evening, June 9, 2025, after allegedly battering two individuals and being found in possession of a concealed firearm. At approximately 8:49 p.m., Lake City Police Department officers responded to a report of a battery involving multiple individuals onContinue Reading