53-year-old man who intentionally ran over a woman with his vehicle, killing her after a domestic dispute in 2022, has been sentenced to life in prison. On Monday, March 10, 2025, Collier County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Krier sentenced Donald Lee Whitaker to life in prison. A jury found Whitaker guiltyContinue Reading
A Duval County jury has found Jaelin Leroy guilty of Manslaughter with a Firearm, Florida State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced. Leroy now faces up to 30 years in Florida State Prison, with sentencing to be determined by Judge London Kite at a later date. The incident occurred on October 28,Continue Reading
A Collier County jury found 21-year-old Luigi Roca guilty on Tuesday of supplying fentanyl that led to a 15-year-old’s non-fatal overdose in 2023. Roca, a convicted felon, faces up to 15 years in prison at his sentencing on April 17. He was convicted of conspiracy to sell/deliver a controlled substanceContinue Reading
Ty’quez Cobb has been found guilty by a Duval County jury on multiple charges, including armed burglary, kidnapping with a firearm, and aggravated fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced. The verdict also included convictions for aggravated battery, two counts of aggravated assault, twoContinue Reading
Florida State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Duval County jury has found 33-year-old Brandon Paul Ricketson guilty of two counts of Attempted Second-Degree Murder and Shooting or Throwing Deadly Missiles. With this verdict, Ricketson faces up to 30 years in Florida State Prison. The Honorable London Kite will determineContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit has charged 32-year-old Robert Jo-Irin Hendrix with the murder of 43-year-old Kristin Carrier, who was found dead in a Northside home on October 10, 2024. Patrol officers discovered Carrier’s body inside a residence on Pheasant Drive near Busch Drive. She had suffered multiple gunshotContinue Reading
Three suspects have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Oharra Reggynaulde Thomas III at a Bainbridge apartment complex last year. The shooting occurred on February 25, 2024, in the 1400 block of Avenue A. Bainbridge Public Safety requested the assistance of the Georgia Bureau ofContinue Reading
A Manatee County jury found Albert Wilcox guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2022 homicide of Sherline White. The incident occurred on February 26, 2022, when BPD dispatchers received a call from a woman reporting that someone wasContinue Reading
A Duval County jury has found 42-year-old Antwon Piere Jenkins guilty of Trafficking in Substituted Cathinone, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Less Than 20 Grams of Cannabis, and Possession of Controlled Substance Paraphernalia. With the verdict, Jenkins faces up to 42 years in Florida State Prison. TheContinue Reading
A Duval County jury has found 38-year-old Craig S. Fuce Jr. guilty of Attempted Second-Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. With the verdict, Fuce faces up to life in Florida State Prison due to enhanced penalties. The Honorable London Kite will sentence him at aContinue Reading