Jacksonville police are appealing to the public for assistance in identifying the driver of a white mid-size SUV believed to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of 40-year-old Brandon Venegas on Monday, May 26, 2025. Just before midnight, officers discovered Venegas’s body in an alley behindContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has arrested 38-year-old Taira Mrochek and charged her with manslaughter in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of a 23-year-old woman in March. JSO officers responded to the death of the 23-year-old woman in a hotel room in the East Arlington area. The Medical Examiner’sContinue Reading
Two people are in custody after Jacksonville authorities seized large quantities of drugs, firearms, and cash from a business located near a church and across from a middle school on North Main Street. Following a tip that drug dealers were operating out of the business, narcotics detectives built a caseContinue Reading
On June 10, 2025, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) arrested 26-year-old Zachary Degross after he posted a threatening comment on social media. A vigilant citizen reported that Degross had written he would run over protesters in Jacksonville with a tow truck. JSO’s Intelligence Unit quickly traced the comment to Degross. AfterContinue Reading
Eight years after a 39-year-old woman was found dead in the parking lot of a church on Soutel Drive in Jacksonville’s Harborview area, homicide detectives with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) have made an arrest in the case. Sixty-five-year-old Percy Johnson has been taken into custody and is now facingContinue Reading
A drug bust on the Northwest side of Jacksonville in March led to the discovery of a disturbing dog-fighting operation and a 9-foot alligator being kept in deplorable conditions. Authorities arrested 49-year-old Marquis Williams, who now faces multiple felony charges related to drugs, firearms, and extensive animal abuse. The operationContinue Reading
On June 1, 2025, a Neptune Beach resident reported an overnight vehicle burglary. Later that day, police received reports of stolen packages from a nearby porch and an attempted bicycle theft at a third location. Surveillance video captured the suspects in the act. Neptune Beach Police Department investigators linked theContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO), in collaboration with local, state, and federal partners, has arrested 24 men in a five-day operation targeting individuals who use the internet to sexually exploit children. Authorities stated that the suspects demonstrated a willingness to meet children anywhere, from private residences to public places likeContinue Reading
Byron Kyle Holman, 35, has been found guilty by a Duval County jury of Aggravated Battery and now faces a minimum sentence of 25 years up to life in Florida State Prison. The verdict was announced by State Attorney Melissa Nelson. The Honorable London Kite will preside over Holman’s sentencingContinue Reading
A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred on Monday, May 26, in the Normandy Village area. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) patrol officers responded to reports of a shooting on Lane Avenue, where they found Amarion Mitchell suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.Continue Reading