Hillsborough County, FL – – A jury has found Angel Gabriel Cuz Choc guilty of first-degree murder in the brutal deaths of his girlfriend, Amalia Coc Choc De Pec, and her 4-year-old daughter. The killings occurred in April 2024 at their home in Dover. Investigators revealed that Cuz Choc hadContinue Reading
OCALA, Fla. – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced today that a federal grand jury has indicted Cornelius Alexander Thompson, 38, of Ocala, on charges of sexual abuse of a ward in federal custody and receipt of a bribe by a public official. If convicted on both counts, ThompsonContinue Reading
Punta Gorda, FL – A Charlotte County woman with a long criminal history has been sentenced to 15 years in prison as a Habitual Felony Offender (HFO) in connection with multiple drug trafficking cases. Samantha Jean James, 29, was adjudicated guilty after pleading straight to the court—meaning she waived herContinue Reading
A 31-year-old Collier County woman will spend the next decade in prison after pleading no contest to aggravated manslaughter of a child in the drowning death of an infant left unattended in a bathtub. Nicole Marie Laber entered her plea in Collier County Circuit Court today, following a Collier CountyContinue Reading
LEVY COUNTY, Fla.—A previously convicted sex offender who failed to register has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for communicating with a minor online and transmitting obscene material. Todd Thompson, 47, was arrested on March 11 after an investigation revealed he was communicating with a minor via a socialContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Diego Hernandez Martinez, 25, has been sentenced to 25 years in Florida State Prison for a DUI crash that killed two motorcyclists. The sentence, handed down by the Honorable Jonathan Sacks, also includes two and a half years of probation and a permanent driver’s license suspension. Hernandez Martinez pleadedContinue Reading
VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL—A Volusia County jury has convicted David Baker of robbery with a weapon and sexual battery following a two-day trial. The conviction stems from an incident on December 14, 2024, when Baker held a woman at gunpoint in the parking lot of a Daytona Beach motel. He thenContinue Reading
Jamal Moreland Jr. was found guilty by a Duval County jury of Attempted First-Degree Murder and Attempted Armed Robbery, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced. Moreland faces up to life in Florida State Prison. Sentencing will be handled by the Honorable London Kite at a later date. The incident occurred onContinue Reading
This week, James Simmons entered a no-contest plea to Second-Degree Murder (Firearm) and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted In-State Felon, and was sentenced to life in prison. On July 9, 2021, Simmons was captured on video surveillance and seen by multiple witnesses lingering around a Daytona Beach apartmentContinue Reading
LEVY COUNTY, Fla. — Justin Bryant, 36, of Morriston, was sentenced to 40 years in the Florida Department of Corrections for a violent stabbing spree that left four people injured in a quiet neighborhood on May 30, 2024. Authorities say Bryant, under the influence of drugs, attacked four individuals inContinue Reading