GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. – A woman accused of taking more than $100,000 from a disabled adult while serving as the person’s temporary guardian has been arrested following an investigation by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office Guardianship Task Force. Inez Laraine Sullivan is accused of transferring money from the victim’sContinue Reading
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – A former Bay County Animal Control employee has been arrested after witnesses accused him of abusing animals in the agency’s care, including striking dogs with a catch pole and mistreating a kitten as it was being euthanized, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. Cameron TylerContinue Reading
PALATKA, Fla. – A 40-year-old Belleview woman faces up to 30 years in prison after a Putnam County jury convicted her of leading deputies on a high-speed chase with her three teenage children inside the vehicle. Sherry Denese Martin was found guilty following a two-day trial of fleeing or attemptingContinue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A 19-year-old Daytona Beach man has been sentenced to mandatory life in prison after a Volusia County jury convicted him of sexually assaulting a child younger than 12. Cameron Sheffield Jr. was found guilty Friday, Sept. 25, of sexual battery on a person younger than 12Continue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A man faces at least 15 years in prison after a St. Johns County jury convicted him of trafficking cocaine following the discovery of more than 2 kilograms of the drug in his vehicle during an Interstate 95 traffic stop. 29-year-old Jahdiel Salgado Charbonier wasContinue Reading
ORANGE CITY, Fla. – A Volusia County jury has convicted Michael Smith on three felony charges stemming from a January confrontation in which prosecutors said he advanced toward an Orange City police officer with a knife before being shot as he entered a bank. Following a full-day trial, Smith wasContinue Reading
BUNNELL, Fla. – An Ormond Beach man accused of severely injuring a domestic violence victim and then attempting to interfere with the investigation has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. William Powers, 35, pleaded no contest Aug. 20 to charges stemmingContinue Reading
BUNNELL, Fla. – A 61-year-old Hastings man arrested after the recovery of a missing 11-year-old boy has been sentenced to 30 years in state prison on kidnapping, child abuse and other charges, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Darnell Hairston pleaded no contest Aug. 19 to kidnapping inflicting bodilyContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville patrol officer has been arrested on a domestic battery charge after an investigation found he struck a person with whom he was in a relationship multiple times, Sheriff T.K. Waters announced Tuesday. Michael Schrum was arrested on one count of domestic battery, a first-degree misdemeanor.Continue Reading
FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – A former behavioral health assistant at Middleburg High School who also worked with youth football programs has been arrested on seven felony counts involving child sexual abuse material, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Robert Rahn III, 36, of Fleming Island, is charged with sevenContinue Reading