Deondre Shykur Clayton, 30, of Lake City, was arrested Wednesday, May 28, 2025, after a disturbance led to charges of child abuse and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Lake City Police Department officers responded to an apartment on SW Windsong Circle around 8:45 P.M. regarding a domesticContinue Reading
A 39-year-old Lake City man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after discharging a firearm inside his room at the Baymont Inn and Suites, causing significant property damage. On May 28, 2025, at approximately 2:23 p.m., officers from the Lake City Police Department responded to the hotel at 3598 W US HighwayContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced Orlando Rosa-Rodriguez, 59, of Orlando, to five years and ten months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and money laundering. Rodriguez was also ordered to forfeit two vehicles that were purchased with proceeds from the offense. He pleaded guilty onContinue Reading
On May 23, 2025, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested 33-year-old Vernesha Patrice Johnson of Miramar on multiple charges related to a public assistance fraud scheme involving more than $63,000 in requested aid. Johnson, a civilian employee with the Miami Police Department, was charged with one second-degree felonyContinue Reading
A fatal two-vehicle crash occurred on May 28, 2025, at approximately 12:52 p.m. near S. Williamson Boulevard, just south of the intersection with Town West Boulevard. Officers with the Port Orange Police Department responded to the scene, where one of the drivers was pronounced dead by Port Orange Fire DepartmentContinue Reading
A Hillsborough County Assistant State Attorney, William Andrew Jones, 32, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of Transmission and Possession of Child Pornography, as well as Transmission of Material Harmful to a Minor. The investigation by the Crimes Against Children Unit began on July 30, 2024, after detectivesContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred on May 14, 2025, on Lenox Avenue, resulting in the death of 44-year-old Calixto Benvenutti. The JSO has released the video of the shooting. The incident began the night before, around 8:20 p.m. on May 13, whenContinue Reading
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) made 18 arrests during the Memorial Day weekend between 6 p.m. on Friday, May 23, 2025, and 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Deputies responded to 1,143 calls for service and conducted 293 traffic stops during the increased enforcement period. Two Women ArrestedContinue Reading
Three individuals were arrested Tuesday evening, May 27, following a disturbance during a Jacksonville City Council meeting. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO), council leadership requested officers remove a group of individuals who were disrupting the meeting. Several people refused to comply with the order to leave the councilContinue Reading
A man suspected of stealing a truck from a Circle K on April 9, 2025, has been arrested following a search warrant executed at a Gainesville residence. According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, the victim reported his vehicle stolen from the Circle K at 4310 SE Hawthorne Road afterContinue Reading