HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Florida – A former Polk County deputy has been sentenced to more than three decades in prison after causing a deadly drunk driving crash and fleeing the country to avoid prosecution. On Monday, March 16, 2026, 37-year-old Joshua Roelofs was sentenced to 32.5 years in prison for aContinue Reading
SARASOTA COUNTY, Florida – Florida State Attorney Ed Brodsky announced that Abraham Moises Contreras Perez has been convicted on multiple felony charges following a three-day jury trial in Sarasota County. A jury found Perez guilty on March 11, 2026, of Domestic Battery by Strangulation, Tampering with a Victim or Witness,Continue Reading
GAINESVILLE, Florida – A 21 year old Gainesville man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday, March 12, 2026, following a conviction for multiple child exploitation offenses. Nathan Lewis pleaded guilty on March 10 to charges stemming from an investigation into the solicitation and possession of child pornography.Continue Reading
BRADENTON, Fla. — A Manatee County jury has convicted Tyreak Allen of first-degree felony murder and attempted robbery for his role in a 2023 robbery that left a man dead. Florida State Attorney Ed Brodsky announced that Allen was found guilty following a jury trial held March 9–11, 2026, atContinue Reading
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — A Clay County jury has found Kiaun Miller guilty of Second-Degree Murder in the 2020 shooting death of the mother of his child, according to State Attorney Melissa Nelson. With the conviction, Miller now faces up to life in Florida State Prison. Sentencing will be scheduledContinue Reading
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A 20-year-old man with a long history of arrests in Charlotte County will serve 25 years in prison after pleading no contest to multiple charges, including fentanyl trafficking. On March 11, 2026, Anthony Mojica appeared in a Charlotte County courtroom where Judge Shannon McFee sentenced himContinue Reading
PANAMA CITY, Florida – A Florida judge has denied a request to modify the life sentence of a man who murdered a convenience store clerk during a robbery more than four decades ago. According to State Attorney Larry Basford, Roosevelt Kirk sought a reduced sentence after serving decades in prisonContinue Reading
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