MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A Marion County man has been convicted after a jury found he filed a fraudulent lien targeting multiple public officials, falsely claiming they owed millions of dollars. Last week, jurors found 58-year-old Manes Pierre guilty of fraudulent simulation of a legal process and making a falseContinue Reading
TAMPA, Florida – A Seffner, Florida man has been sentenced to multiple life terms after being convicted of attempting to kill a Hillsborough County deputy during a violent encounter. On March 16, 2026, 29-year-old Logan Williams was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences plus an additional 105 years in prisonContinue Reading
A Duval County jury has found William Bell Jr. guilty in a violent home invasion that left one man dead and another victim assaulted. Bell was convicted of second-degree murder, armed robbery, battery, aggravated assault, and false imprisonment. He now faces up to life in prison. Sentencing will be scheduledContinue Reading
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