WALTON COUNTY, Fla. – Walton County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested two armed suspects in separate incidents less than 12 hours apart, including a DeFuniak Springs man accused of firing a shotgun at deputies and a Freeport man accused of threatening utility workers and a deputy with a firearm. Man ChargedContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, Fla. – A 24-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he chased his girlfriend into the Lake City Police Department, assaulted her inside the lobby, and drove away in her SUV with her two young children still inside. According to the Lake City Police Department,Continue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 16-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries Monday morning after shooting himself during a lengthy standoff with Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office deputies who were attempting to take him into protective custody following reports that he was suicidal and armed. Sheriff T.K. Waters and Chief of Homeland Security Mike ShellContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A month-long narcotics investigation in Jacksonville’s Herlong neighborhood led to the seizure of 11 firearms, fentanyl, cocaine and other drugs, resulting in the arrest of a 51-year-old man now being held on a $700,000 bond. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, detectives launched the investigation after receiving aContinue Reading
HAMILTON COUNTY, Fla. – A potentially dangerous situation involving an armed man experiencing a mental health crisis ended peacefully Friday night after deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and assisting agencies successfully negotiated his surrender. According to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded on the evening of Aug.Continue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. Two St. Johns County middle school students have been arrested after an investigation uncovered homemade firearms, explosive materials and evidence of an alleged conspiracy to commit an armed robbery, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began on April 27 after the Sheriff’sContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A 36-year-old Gainesville resident was arrested Thursday after federal cyber tips and a local police raid uncovered hundreds of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) files stored on his cloud account and cellular device, law enforcement officials announced. 36-year-old Anthony Terrell Leslie was taken into custody on Thursday,Continue Reading
NAPLES, Fla. – A Bonita Springs woman has been arrested after investigators say she falsely claimed to have cancer and accepted more than $40,000 in donations from residents who believed they were helping pay for her medical treatment. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 51-year-old Maribeth EllenContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, Fla. – A Lake City man was arrested Thursday after police say he exposed himself to women in two separate business parking lots within a two-hour period. According to the Lake City Police Department, officers first responded at approximately 8:29 a.m. on Aug. 6 to the Lake CityContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Duval County jury has found a Jacksonville man guilty of selling cocaine to undercover detectives during a narcotics investigation earlier this year, according to State Attorney Melissa Nelson. William Scott Lindsey was convicted of sale or delivery of cocaine following a jury trial. He now facesContinue Reading