JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL — A three-month investigation into illegal digital content has resulted in the arrest of a local man on more than 50 felony and misdemeanor counts, including pioneering charges related to AI-generated exploitation. Spencer Patton, of Jacksonville Beach, was taken into custody on April 17, 2026, and isContinue Reading
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — Two parents were arrested after investigators found three children living in severely unsanitary and unsafe conditions inside a Nassau County home, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office. Todd Joseph Lee and Lisa Marie Lee were taken into custody April 20, 2026, following an investigation intoContinue Reading
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — Authorities are investigating a homicide after a man’s body was found inside a burned vehicle in Clay County earlier this month. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Clay County Fire Rescue responded Monday, April 6, 2026, to a vehicle fire near County Road 218 and NorthContinue Reading
KISSIMMEE, FL — A 28-year-old Massachusetts man is in custody after a month-long undercover operation revealed a disturbing history of interstate travel for the purpose of exploiting children. Canaan Boddie, of Worcester, was arrested on the morning of April 17, 2026, at a gas station in Osceola County after arrivingContinue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Volusia County defendant has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences after entering no contest pleas to three counts of first-degree murder in a 2023 triple killing, prosecutors announced. 41-year-old Jerome L. Anderson entered the pleas during a hearing and was immediately sentenced to serveContinue Reading
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — A man and woman were found dead inside a Fleming Island apartment in what investigators believe may be a domestic-related murder-suicide, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called April 18, 2026, after a family member of 34-year-old Ashtin Durham contacted authorities about aContinue Reading
ORLANDO, Fla. — A 17-year-old is facing multiple charges after Orlando police say he robbed a victim at gunpoint during a cellphone sale and was later found with the stolen property and a stolen firearm. West Patrol officers responded April 1, 2026, to the 900 block of South Kirkman AvenueContinue Reading
OCALA, Fla. — A traffic stop in Ocala led to the arrest of a convicted felon and the seizure of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and other narcotics, including what authorities said amounted to nearly 4,850 potentially deadly doses of fentanyl. The arrest happened during the morning hours of April 17, 2026,Continue Reading
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — A Georgia prison inmate is facing new charges after investigators say he ran a phone scam from behind bars by posing as a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputy and defrauding a Palm Coast resident. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office obtained an arrest warrant for Abraham Rivas,Continue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville narcotics detectives seized fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, more than 20 pounds of marijuana and firearms during a drug bust in the Moncrief area that led to the arrest of a convicted felon, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the investigation began after detectives observed suspectedContinue Reading