A 20-year-old Golden Gate Estates resident, Cesar Ramirez-Lopez, was arrested Thursday following an investigation by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and its task force partners. The arrest took place at Ramirez-Lopez’s residence on 711 21st St. S.W. in Naples after CCSO, in collaboration with the Southwest Florida INTERCEPT TaskContinue Reading
The Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) released a detailed statement following a civil wrongful death verdict involving Alexander Bello-Ortiz, addressing concerns raised about the investigation and providing clarification on the case’s findings. The death of Bello-Ortiz, ruled a suicide by the Volusia County Medical Examiner’s Office, has come under scrutinyContinue Reading
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that 35-year-old Derek Fletcher was found guilty by a Clay County jury on charges of Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, Driving Under the Influence (DUI), and Resisting an Officer Without Violence. Fletcher, who faces up to five years in Florida State Prison,Continue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced today a major drug bust after an investigation. In a coordinated effort, JSO officers from the Narcotics, Intelligence, SWAT, and Gang Investigations Units have seized a significant amount of illegal drugs and firearms during a major bust in Arlington, the Eastside, and the Southside. TheContinue Reading
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Bryan Jermaine Davis, 37, of Jacksonville, has pleaded guilty to possessing ammunition as a convicted felon. Davis now faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in federal prison, with sentencing yet to be scheduled. According to court documents, the charges stem fromContinue Reading
On Wednesday, December 4th, at 2:07 PM, Lake City Police officers responded to a structure fire at 261 NE Bradley Terrace. Upon arrival, witnesses reported that 76-year-old Connie Deloris Clark had intentionally set her house on fire and had refused law enforcement’s assistance. Clark was found in possession of aContinue Reading
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that 27-year-old Taylor Ryan Hill of Jacksonville has pleaded guilty to mailing threatening communications. Hill, currently an inmate at Hardee Correctional Institution in Bowling Green, faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.Continue Reading
U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan sentenced 39-year-old Danny Ray Boree from Keystone Heights to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Boree, who was a member of the violent white supremacy gangContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has released details and video footage of an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Duval Station Road on November 19, 2024. According to preliminary information, Sergeant R. Hoover, who was off-duty at the time, was informed by a construction site supervisor that the suspect had stabbed aContinue Reading
On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, Collier County Sheriff Kevin J. Rambosk, alongside State Attorney Amira Fox, announced that a grand jury returned first-degree murder indictments related to two separate fatal fentanyl overdoses. The indictments were the result of collaborative investigations by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office and the State Attorney’sContinue Reading