On Tuesday, December 9th, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno joined State Attorney Amira Fox to announce grand jury indictments in two major homicide cases. Yohani Gonzalez de Lazaro has been indicted on two counts of First Degree Murder and two counts of First Degree Attempted Murder stemming from a 2023Continue Reading
COLLIER COUNTY, FL – A 30-year-old Collier County woman has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison for her role in the fentanyl overdose death of a local man last year. At a hearing today, Michaelle Jean Haire pleaded no contest to manslaughter and sale or delivery of fentanyl.Continue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Devonte Smokes, 30, of Volusia County, was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison following a no-contest plea to multiple charges, including Second-Degree Murder. The sentence stems from a May 31, 2023, incident in which Smokes was involved in a shooting that claimed the lifeContinue Reading
Haralson County, Florida – Tyrone Daniel was sentenced on December 2, 2025, to Life Without the Possibility of Parole plus 50 years following his conviction on charges of Rape, Incest, and Child Molestation. The sentencing comes after a Haralson County jury found Daniel guilty in September 2025. The case originatedContinue Reading
Lee County authorities report that two suspects involved in a violent home-invasion robbery in Lehigh Acres have been sentenced following a lengthy investigation by the Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit. In September 2024, deputies responded to a call regarding a home-invasion robbery. The suspects, later identified as Nicholas George andContinue Reading
In Hernando County, jurors have found 46-year-old R W Resca Jr. guilty of second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon in connection with the 2023 death of his 75-year-old mother, Dabanee Cook-Resca. On November 19, 2023, deputies with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) responded to aContinue Reading
Tampa, Florida – Armoni Tyree Moody, 24, of Davenport, was found guilty by a federal jury of carjacking, brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime, and possessing ammunition as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced. Moody faces a minimum of seven years and up toContinue Reading
A federal jury has convicted an Orlando man for throwing two burning marine flares into a crowd of fans during a 2024 Major League Soccer match, injuring a child and damaging stadium property. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 38-year-old Giovanni Isai Ramirez Reyes was found guilty of arson ofContinue Reading
A Pensacola man has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges stemming from a violent confrontation with law enforcement in late 2024. The plea was announced by U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin for the Northern District of Florida. Darrion K. Finley, 21, admitted to possession of a firearm by a convictedContinue Reading
A federal jury in Gainesville has found 22-year-old Atharva Shailesh Sathawane of India guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin for the Northern District of Florida. According to trial testimony and court records, SathawaneContinue Reading