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
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