On Thursday, November 7, 2024, Judge Daniel B. Merritt sentenced 31-year-old Isaac Troy Lemons to 14.8 years in the Florida Department of Corrections for Manslaughter and Sale of a Controlled Substance. The sentencing follows a guilty verdict reached in August for Lemons’ involvement in the 2015 death of 18-year-old DylanContinue Reading
Omar Lewis has been sentenced to life in prison for Second-Degree Murder. Lewis previously pleaded guilty to the charge on Oct. 17, 2024. On July 19, 2018, 30-year-old Jessie Sumlar was found stabbed to death in his Northside apartment after his mother called the apartment complex to have someone checkContinue Reading
Royce Gillham, a Florida man and general manager of a biofuel company in Fort Pierce, has pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme that generated over $7 million in fraudulent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) renewable fuel credits and sought more than $6 million in fraudulent tax credits related to biodieselContinue Reading
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Andrea Rubiano, 49, of Riverview, has pleaded guilty to charges of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce and making false statements to a federal agent. Rubiano faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison, though a sentencing date has yetContinue Reading
For over three decades, Jehovah’s Witnesses in Eritrea have faced persistent persecution, with more than 270 members having been imprisoned and many enduring torture since 1994. Currently, 64 Jehovah’s Witnesses are detained, none of whom have been formally charged or convicted of any crime. Eritrea is located in the HornContinue Reading
Florida State Attorney Melissa Nelson has announced that a Duval County jury found Reginald McKeiver guilty of Murder by Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance and Sale, Manufacture, or Delivery of a Controlled Substance. McKeiver faces up to life in Florida State Prison, with sentencing to be determined by theContinue Reading
Florida State Attorney Melissa Nelson has announced that a Duval County jury found Jeis Cosme Rosario guilty of Aggravated Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer. With the conviction, Rosario faces up to 15 years in Florida State Prison. The Honorable Tatiana Salvador will sentence her at aContinue Reading
Florida State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Clay County jury has recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2019 murder of Susan Mauldin. The jury’s recommendation follows the guilty verdict for First-Degree Murder, Burglary, and Tampering with Evidence. The Honorable Steven Whittington will formally sentenceContinue Reading
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Duval County jury found Gregory Sangle Jr. guilty of Second-Degree Murder and Possession of a Bulletproof Vest. Sangle faces up to life in prison, with sentencing to be determined by the Honorable London Kite at a later date. On December 28, 2023, theContinue Reading
A Colombian national, Kenny Julieth Uribe Chiran, 35, was extradited to the United States on Friday to face charges related to the kidnapping and assault of two U.S. military personnel on temporary duty in Bogotá, Colombia. Uribe Chiran made her initial court appearance today in Miami, Florida, before Magistrate JudgeContinue Reading