JACKSONVILLE, FL — State Attorney Melissa Nelson has announced that a Duval County jury found 35-year-old Dewayne Demetrius Vicks guilty of horrific crimes against a child. Following a trial that concluded on February 19, 2026, Vicks was convicted of Sexual Battery and Showing Obscene Materials to a Minor. Under FloridaContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, FL – A Duval County jury has found a man guilty of Attempted First-Degree Felony Murder and Armed Robbery in connection with a 2023 shooting during a robbery at an illegal gaming business. State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that the jury returned its verdict against Christopher McDaniel. He nowContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Duval County jury has found 45-year-old David Santell Williams guilty of Armed Robbery, Armed Robbery While Wearing a Mask, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Resisting an Officer Without Violence. With the verdict, Williams faces up toContinue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A 47-year-old Daytona Beach man has been sentenced to more than 27 years in federal prison for using violence, threats, and coercion to force two women into commercial sex acts. Delon Richard Smith was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of FloridaContinue Reading
TAMPA, Florida – The Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office announced Friday that a jury has found Logan Williams guilty of attempting to kill a deputy with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office while trying to evade arrest. The incident began in January 2025 when deputies responded to a residence on WilliamsContinue Reading
TAMPA, Florida – The Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office announced that Angel Gabriel Cuz Choc has been sentenced to death for the brutal killings of his girlfriend and her young daughter. A judge formally imposed the death sentence on Friday, February 6, 2026, following a jury’s recommendation after Cuz ChocContinue Reading
AUBURNDALE, Florida – A jury has found Kyle Robert Herrington guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 shooting death of Porchia Crossley in Auburndale, FL, following a trial that concluded Jan. 31, 2026. The shooting occurred on Oct. 11, 2023, at approximately 8:45 a.m. in the area of 217 CenturyContinue Reading
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A former Flagler County Fire Rescue paramedic has been sentenced to a decade in prison after a jury found he sexually assaulted an unconscious patient while on duty. During a court hearing Monday afternoon, February 2nd, 39-year-old James Tyler Melady of Daytona Beach was sentenced toContinue Reading
A jury in Osceola County has found 56-year-old Kevin Walter Duda guilty of first-degree murder, resulting in a life prison sentence handed down on January 29, 2026. The conviction stems from a deadly shooting that occurred on June 12, 2024. Deputies with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office responded to theContinue Reading
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrests of Alexander McKinnie and Kara Morrison in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Florida’s Medicaid program through false reimbursement claims. “Medicaid fraud is a clear example of theft from taxpayers,” Uthmeier said. “In Florida, our Medicaid Fraud Control Unit will safeguardContinue Reading