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Illegal Alien Gets Nearly 4 Years In Florida For Repeated Illegal Reentry After Deportation
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
An illegal alien from Honduras has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for illegally reent [...]
Lake Gibson Man Threatens Polk County Deputies, Yells “Call The Department Of Defense”
James Marley IV (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A confrontation with deputies following a minor traffic infraction led to the arrest of a man in Lake G [...]
Traffic Stop In Polk City Leads To Recovery Of 2 Missing St. Petersburg Children
Traffic Stop In Polk City Leads To Recovery Of 2 Missing St. Petersburg Children
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A traffic stop conducted by Polk County Sheri [...]
Lakeland Man Arrested After Late-Night Encounter With Polk County Deputy
James Perry May
LAKELAND, Fla. - A 37-year-old Lakeland man, James Perry May, found himself in handcuffs early Monday morning after a suspicious e [...]
Federal Judge Pauses Florida Lawsuit Over Alleged Assassination Attempt On Trump
Ryan Wesley Routh (MCSO)
A federal judge has temporarily halted a lawsuit filed by then-Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, which accused the U [...]
Ohio AG Sues Cemetery Association And Owner For Alleged Headstone Scam
Cemetery (File)
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a lawsuit against a Dayton resident and a cemetery association for allegedly defrauding [...]
Lake Wales Man Arrested On Robbery and Weapons Charges, Warrant In Monroe County
Mark Edward Spradley
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Mark Edward Spradley, 57, of Lake Wales, was arrested on Friday, January 31st, by the Polk County Sheriff [...]
University Of South Carolina Researcher Charged With Attempted Enticement Of A Minor
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
Mohammad Ebrahim Torki Harchegani, 38, has been charged with attempted enticement of a minor for sexual acti [...]
Oklahoma Man Sentenced To Nearly 4 Years For Illegal Possession Of Machineguns
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
John Anthony Owen, 24, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for illegal possession o [...]
Pittsburgh Man Gets 25 Years For Sex Trafficking Multiple Women
Handcuffs, TFP File Photo
Eric Jefferson, 41, of Pittsburgh, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on January 30, 2025, for sex trafficking. [...]