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A Florida teen is facing multiple felonies after a brutal stabbing attack that left his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend paralyzed with 15 stab wounds and slicing his own throat. On Saturday, June 3rd, at approximately 4:30 pm, deputies with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) responded…
Read More Florida Teen Slices His Own Throat After Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend 15 Times, Leaving Her Paralyzed
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – An early morning home invasion was caught on camera, and deputies are seeking tips leading to the arrests of those involved. According to deputies, on Thursday around 3 a.m., multiple suspects entered a residence in Port Richey’s Chairman Ct. area. Preliminary…
Read More Violent Home Invasion In Pasco County Caught On Camera
A Florida man has been arrested after choosing a random house to charge his cell phone and subsequently being charged with drug trafficking. On Wednesday at approximately 7:15 a.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on Melacano Avenue in Spring Hill regarding…
Read More Florida Man Commits Burglary To Charge His Cell Phone, Picks Up Drug Trafficking Charges
A New Jersey man was sentenced Wednesday to 180 months in prison and five years of supervised release for receiving images of child sexual abuse and inducing a minor to send him sexually explicit images and engage in sexually explicit conduct over an online messaging…
Read More New Jersey Man Sentenced To 15 Years After Sexual Communications With A Child
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office Wednesday disputed arguments that convicted murderer Duane Owen should not be put to death because of insanity, as the Florida Supreme Court decides whether to clear the way for his scheduled June 15 execution. Moody’s office filed a 64-page…
Read More Florida Disputes Insanity Claim From Death Row Inmate Duane Owen, Execution Scheduled Next Week
A 31-year-old Pennsylvania man who brutally murdered his former Wendy’s co-worker last year in Bensalem Township, PA, was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. Dominique Isaac Harris, of Philadelphia, was convicted of first-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime…
Read More Pennsylvania Man Gets Life After Stabbing Wendy’s Co-Worker 46 Times, Dumping The Man’s Body
The prosecution and defense in the trial of a Florida sheriff’s school resource officer accused of not preventing some of the Parkland school shooting murders began Wednesday. Scot Peterson, a former Broward County Deputy, is charged with seven counts of felony child neglect, three counts of misdemeanor…
Read More Trial Begins For Florida School Resource Accused Of Failing To Stop Parkland Shooter
A 50-year-old Florida man was arrested after pointing a gun at another driver on SR-100 on Monday, according to deputies in Flagler County. According to the victim, Bryant Stanley, 50, of Pal Coast, nearly ran them off the road and pointed a black handgun toward…
Read More Florida Man Arrested After Pointing Gun At Driver On The Highway
A Florida woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor last week after a long-term feud was arrested Tuesday, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said. Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, was arrested on charges of manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery, and two counts of assault in…
Read More Florida Woman Arrested For Fatally Shooting Her Neighbor Through Apartment Door
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A Pinellas County man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to an indictment charging him with murder-for-hire and obstruction of justice. Alexander Leszczynski, 24, North Redington Beach, faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison on each count. A sentencing date has…
Read More Pinellas County Man Pleads Guilty In Murder-For-Hire Plot