HOLMES COUNTY, Fla. – A registered Florida sex offender is facing numerous new felony charges after investigators alleged he used unreported social media accounts to communicate with minors and distribute sexually explicit material. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced the arrest of 22-year-old Sebastian Christopher Ballensky of Pensacola followingContinue Reading
CLEWISTON, Fla. – A Clewiston woman has been arrested after investigators determined she illegally purchased firearms and ammunition despite being a convicted felon, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Eva Bryant, 45, was arrested on seven counts of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.Continue Reading
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced the arrests of two convicted sex offenders who were living in the United States illegally, following a joint operation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The arrests were carried out by FDLE’s Missing Persons and Offender Enforcement Division withContinue Reading
HOMOSASSA, Fla. – A Citrus County dog boarding facility owner has been arrested on felony animal cruelty charges after two dogs died while in her care and investigators discovered eight other boarded dogs living in what authorities described as hazardous conditions. Nicole Palmer, 43, of Homosassa, was arrested on twoContinue Reading
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested and charged 42-year-old Timothy Chaneyfield, the pastor at St. James United American Free Will Baptist Church in Winter Haven, after receiving a NCMEC (National Center for Missing and Endangered Children) cyber tip regarding inappropriate contact he wasContinue Reading
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A 91-year-old man has been arrested after authorities say he fatally shot his wife inside their longtime home in the St. Augustine Shores community. Deputies with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office responded Saturday, Aug. 1, to a residence in the 100 block of Como CourtContinue Reading
SATSUMA, Fla. – A 19-year-old man is accused of fatally shooting both of his parents after a domestic dispute escalated inside a Putnam County home late Friday night, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched at approximately 11:16 p.m. on July 31 to a residence in theContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is disputing claims circulating on social media that a 14-year-old was arrested for jaywalking, saying the teen was instead caught actively committing a series of armed vehicle burglaries before fleeing from officers with a stolen handgun. According to the sheriff’s office, the incidentContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A long-term Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigation targeting drug trafficking in the city’s Urban Core and downtown has resulted in 87 arrests, with additional suspects still being sought. The operation, dubbed “Operation LERP,” focused on identifying and arresting individuals involved in distributing illegal narcotics throughout Downtown Jacksonville andContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two people are facing felony drug trafficking charges after Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detectives intercepted a kilogram of cocaine hidden inside a secret compartment in their vehicle before it could be sold, authorities said. The arrests followed a long-term investigation by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit’s MajorContinue Reading