Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) Homicide Unit detectives arrested 38-year-old Falen Decoda McNeil following the fatal shooting of her boyfriend, David Cruz, early Saturday morning, February 15, 2025. At approximately 5:30 a.m., officers responded to a shooting on Teresa Avenue near Pearl Street. Upon arrival, McNeil approached officers and stated thatContinue Reading
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has arrested Rodney Wesley, 20, in connection with a fatal multi-vehicle crash on I-295 North that killed a 66-year-old motorcyclist and caused an hours-long shutdown of the interstate. Carjacking Spree Leads to Deadly Crash Earlier this month, Wesley allegedly stole a Lexus while its owner wasContinue Reading
A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) sergeant shot and wounded a wanted suspect who drove his vehicle toward him Tuesday afternoon on the Northside. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Gossett Street. District 6 patrol officers were following up on a traffic stop involving the suspect, who had previously fledContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has arrested 28-year-old Eric Cobb for the murder of his mother, 51-year-old Erika Winford. Patrol officers responded to a home on 15th Street West in the Mid-Westside area, where they found Winford unresponsive in the backyard, wrapped in a blanket and towels. She had suffered aContinue Reading
A vehicle stop for running a red light in the 1600 block of 3rd Street South in Jacksonville Beach resulted in the arrests of a 15-year-old juvenile driver and an 18-year-old passenger. Officers discovered five occupants in the vehicle—one adult and four juveniles—all from another county. In plain view, officersContinue Reading
James Antonio Hunter, 45, has been charged with the murder of 33-year-old Sierra McKenzie and a separate double shooting days later, authorities announced. On January 23, Jacksonville patrol officers responded to a home on College Circle South off Kings Road, where they found McKenzie lying in a pool of bloodContinue Reading
A federal judge has sentenced Frank Anthony Acanda, 27, of Jacksonville, to one year and one day in prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Acanda was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims he and his co-defendant, Jonathan Benavide Hidalgo, 27, defrauded. According to court documents, Acanda, Hidalgo,Continue Reading
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department arrested a suspect on February 7, 2025, after a road rage incident escalated into a threat involving a firearm. The suspect, who was extremely intoxicated, allegedly threatened the victim with the weapon during the altercation. Police apprehended the 28-year-old man as he was walking intoContinue Reading
On Thursday, February 6, 2025, Jacksonville patrol officers responded to a domestic dispute at an apartment complex located on the 6100 block of Arlington Expressway. Upon arrival, they found 48-year-old Dulce Maria Martinez Guash unresponsive inside an apartment. She was later pronounced dead at the scene. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s OfficeContinue Reading
Jose Ortiz, 35, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of burglary and violation of probation following a series of break-ins at churches in Districts 5 and 6 of Northwest Jacksonville. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Ortiz is responsible for at least eight separate incidents. His arrest came afterContinue Reading