DEBARY, Fla. — A Volusia County man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife, who has not been seen or heard from by family members since January 2024. Epifanio IX Ramos Gaminde was arrested at approximately 11 a.m. Monday, October 26,Continue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A Volusia County man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after attacking a 13-year-old boy with a box cutter near the Daytona Beach Boardwalk, leaving the child with a neck wound that required 13 stitches. 44-year-old Jermaine Lynn Long received the sentence Thursday, Oct.Continue Reading
DELAND, Fla. — A 20-time convicted felon and his girlfriend have been arrested in connection with a high-value residential burglary after leaving behind a beeping GPS ankle monitor at the crime scene, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office (VSO). David Robitaille, who had previously performed landscaping work for the seniorContinue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A Volusia County man who was driving as fast as 147 mph before a crash that killed two people on State Road A1A has been sentenced to 47 years in prison. 64-year-old Scott P. March received the sentence Wednesday, Oct. 7, after pleading no contest inContinue 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
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
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A 21-year-old woman was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon following a domestic-related stabbing that left one person hospitalized in Daytona Beach. At approximately 3:51 p.m. on Aug. 11, Daytona Beach Police officers were flagged down about a stabbing and responded to the 900 block of CedarContinue Reading
DELAND, Fla. – A 17-year-old DeLand resident has been arrested in connection with the July 29 double homicide that claimed the lives of two teenagers, the DeLand Police Department announced. Keyan Rundell was taken into custody without incident Tuesday morning in Manatee County and is charged with two counts ofContinue Reading
HOLLY HILL, Fla. – Two people were hospitalized Monday after a stabbing at a Holly Hill apartment, including a man who remains in critical condition, according to the Holly Hill Police Department. Officers responded at approximately 12:54 p.m. on July 27 to a reported stabbing at an apartment in theContinue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – An Ormond Beach man was sentenced to 42 years in prison Thursday after pleading no contest to charges stemming from the 2025 death of his 18-month-old son, who was left inside a hot truck for approximately three hours. Scott Gardner, 34, entered no contest pleas onContinue Reading