Florida State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Duval County jury has found 33-year-old Brandon Paul Ricketson guilty of two counts of Attempted Second-Degree Murder and Shooting or Throwing Deadly Missiles. With this verdict, Ricketson faces up to 30 years in Florida State Prison. The Honorable London Kite will determineContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit has charged 32-year-old Robert Jo-Irin Hendrix with the murder of 43-year-old Kristin Carrier, who was found dead in a Northside home on October 10, 2024. Patrol officers discovered Carrier’s body inside a residence on Pheasant Drive near Busch Drive. She had suffered multiple gunshotContinue Reading
Three suspects have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Oharra Reggynaulde Thomas III at a Bainbridge apartment complex last year. The shooting occurred on February 25, 2024, in the 1400 block of Avenue A. Bainbridge Public Safety requested the assistance of the Georgia Bureau ofContinue Reading
A Manatee County jury found Albert Wilcox guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2022 homicide of Sherline White. The incident occurred on February 26, 2022, when BPD dispatchers received a call from a woman reporting that someone wasContinue Reading
A Duval County jury has found 42-year-old Antwon Piere Jenkins guilty of Trafficking in Substituted Cathinone, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Less Than 20 Grams of Cannabis, and Possession of Controlled Substance Paraphernalia. With the verdict, Jenkins faces up to 42 years in Florida State Prison. TheContinue Reading
A Duval County jury has found 38-year-old Craig S. Fuce Jr. guilty of Attempted Second-Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. With the verdict, Fuce faces up to life in Florida State Prison due to enhanced penalties. The Honorable London Kite will sentence him at aContinue Reading
A Duval County jury has found Vincent Drew-Clark guilty of Grand Theft Auto following a 2024 armed carjacking that led to a police chase and crash. With the verdict, Drew-Clark faces up to five years in Florida State Prison. He was on probation at the time of his arrest andContinue Reading
A Duval County jury found Dominic Williams guilty on January 30, 2025, of one count of First-Degree Murder and two counts of Attempted First-Degree Murder in connection with a 2019 targeted shooting that left one teen dead and two others injured. Williams now faces a mandatory life sentence in FloridaContinue Reading
A South Florida federal judge sentenced Sutanga Rex Cypress, 43, a member of the Miccosukee Tribe, to nearly 17 years in federal prison for shooting and seriously injuring an unarmed man on the reservation. During a heated argument, Cypress pulled out a Sig Sauer firearm and threatened the victim, whoContinue Reading
The Justice Department announced on February 6 that authorities in the Dominican Republic seized a Dassault Falcon 2000EX aircraft used by Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA), the sanctioned Venezuelan state-owned oil and natural gas company. The seizure was carried out at the request of the U.S. government for violations ofContinue Reading