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Luigi Mangione Waives Extradition To New York From Pennsylvania, Faces Charges In Murder Of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Luigi Mangione
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has waived extradition to New York, clear [...]
Lake Wales Teacher Arrested For Burglary, Assault In Violent Attack: Polk County Sheriff
Thomas Griffin, PCSO
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A middle school teacher from McLaughlin Middle School, 51-year-old Thomas Griffin, has been arrested on c [...]
Clermont Woman Bites Polk County Deputy After Arrest For Traffic Infractions At Davenport School
Lara Alexandre
DAVENPORT, Fla. - Clermont woman was arrested on Tuesday morning after Polk County Sheriff's deputies observed her committing sever [...]
Narcotics Search Warrant In Citrus County Leads To Multiple Arrests
Citrus County Sheriff's Office
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - A coordinated operation by the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) resulted in the arrest o [...]
Search Intensifies For Child Rapist Who Fled Florida, May Be In Texas Trying To Reenter Mexico
37-year-old Jesus Tamanis-Peralta
The manhunt is intensifying for 37-year-old Jesus Tamanis-Peralta, a suspect accused of sexually battering a chi [...]
Florida Defends Prison Conditions In Heat-Related Suit, Citing “No Mandate For Comfortable Prisons”
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
Florida corrections officials are seeking to dismiss a potential class-action lawsuit alleging unconstitutional conditio [...]
Mississippi Man Who Counterfeited Cash While Traveling From Tennessee To Florida Sentenced
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
Bryan Lyndell Chapman, a 27-year-old from Mississippi, has been sentenced to three years and ten months in f [...]
Sarasota Man Pleads Guilty To Attempted Enticement Of A Lee County Minor For Sex
Handcuffs, TFP File Photo
LEE COUNTY, Fla. - Javier Chavez, 34, of Sarasota, pleaded guilty today in federal court to charges of attempted enticem [...]
South African Migrant On Terror Watch List Arrested In Brooklyn After Texas Border Release
South African Migrant On Terror Watch List Arrested In Brooklyn After Texas Border Release
A South African national and suspected terrorist has be [...]
Loose Cargo Leads To Foot Chase, Trio Of Arrests Near Lake Hamilton In Polk County
Trio Arrested After Traffic Stop Leads To Drug And Theft Charges In Polk County
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A routine traffic stop on Tuesday turned into [...]