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CITRUS COUNTY, Fla . – A several-months-long covert investigation conducted by the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) resulted in the seizure of large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and the arrest of 29-year-old James Junior Lauture, 31-year-old Jesse Stuart Tanis, and 23-year-old Megan Elaine Ames.…
Read More 3 Arrested For Meth And Fentanyl In Citrus County Investigation
Today on LEO Round Table, we discuss NYPD orders full officer assembly after Ex-Hamas leader called for protest, a Georgia officer fired for shooting death during a traffic stop, a criminal with a ghost gun trying to make a run for it on video, and much more!…
Read More Criminal With Ghost Gun Tries To Make A Run For It On Video, LEO Round Table
DAVENPORT, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent road rage incident and shooting that occurred just after 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 15, 2023, on the I-4 off-ramp to US Hwy 27 in Davenport. The victim, 58-year-old Kevin Berry of Altamonte…
Read More Witnesses Sought In Davenport I-4 Road Rage Shooting Of Altamonte Springs Man
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A St. Petersburg couple has been charged with sexual battery after holding down a woman they had just met and sexually assaulting her. On Friday, a man and a woman identified as Alec Farwell and Gracie Mowery befriended a group of…
Read More St. Pete Couple Charged In Rape And False Imprisonment Of Woman They Just Met
After reportedly telling a couple at a Taco Bell that they were in Florida and threatening to murder them, a boat captain in that state is being charged with two felonies. Local news outlet WPLG reported that on October 7, 52-year-old Jonathan Michael Mashburn was…
Read More Florida Man Pulls Gun On Fellow Taco Bell Customers “I’ll F*****g Kill You”
The former state prosecutor who went after accused child murderer Casey Anthony is himself now the subject of a criminal investigation involving a child. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last week issued an executive order appointing a special prosecutor to investigate accusations of lewd and lascivious…
Read More Former Florida State Prosecutor In Casey Anthony Case, Now A Judge, Being Investigated For Alleged Child Molestation
Jurors in Texas deliberated nearly seven hours on Thursday before finding a 12-year-old boy delinquent, the equivalent of guilty, on a murder charge. Because of the boy’s age, his name and the proceedings of his three-day trial were not open to the public. Police arrested…
Read More 12-Year-Old Texas Boy Receives Murder Verdict In Killing Of Sonic Employee
A 29-year-old Florida man was arrested Friday in connection with approximately 1,400 pounds of trash left on the side of a street. This is the second such arrest in a week in the Florida Keys. Robert Thomas Householder, 29, was charged with felony illegal dumping.…
Read More Florida Man Charged After Dumping 1,400 Pounds Of Mattresses And Trash On The Street
A Florida man has pleaded guilty to attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. Victor Aguilar, 31, Orlando, faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According…
Read More Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Enticing 15-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sex On Social Media
Today on LEO Round Table, we discuss new record in captures of suspected terrorists, BLM supports Hamas following slaughter, a female gunman starts shooting inside a police station on video, and much more! The Tampa Free Press will publish LEO Round Table five days a week, Tuesday through…
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