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Gaming Control Commission: 10 Illegal Gambling Operations Busted Across Central, South Florida
Casino Floor (File)
In April, the Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC), in partnership with multiple local law enforcement agencies, coordinat [...]
Indiana Set To Execute Man For 2000 Killing Of Police Officer
Benjamin Ritchie (IDOC)
Barring any last-minute legal intervention, Indiana is scheduled to carry out its second execution in 15 years early Tuesd [...]
Blood-Soaked Confession: Texas Man Admits To Machete Murder Of Mother, Gets 50 Years
Jonathan Armand Taylor (GCC)
In a chilling conclusion to a horrific crime, Jonathan Armand Taylor, 33, pleaded guilty last Wednesday afternoon to [...]
Kentucky Business Owner Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Tax Evasion
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
Matthew Buresh, 65, a Lexington businessman and owner of CR Cable Construction Inc. (CR), was sentenced to 24 months in [...]
Lake County Man Gets Life In Prison; Victim Previously Targeted In Polk County Kidnapping
Christopher Lee England (R)
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - Christopher Lee England, 42, of Lake County, has been sentenced to life in prison after a jury fou [...]
Tampa Man “Slim” Gets Life In Prison For Fentanyl Distribution Resulting In 2 Deaths
Marquis Lamar McCullough
TAMPA, Fla. - Marquis Lamar McCullough, 39, of Tampa, known as "Slim," has been sentenced to life imprisonment by U.S. Di [...]
Pinellas Park Man Charged With Capital Sexual Battery “Familial In Nature”
Jeremy Brooks
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - The Pinellas Park Police Department announced the arrest of Jeremy Brooks, 52, of Pinellas Park, on Thursday, [...]
Winter Haven Man Nabbed By Polk County Sheriff K9 After Attempted Escape
Jeremy Glen Owens
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A 43-year-old Winter Haven man is behind bars after a Saturday night encounter with the Polk County Sheriff [...]
Asian Boyz Gang Members Sentenced In Massachusetts: Trafficking Counterfeit Adderall Containing Meth
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
Two members of the Asian Boyz gang have been sentenced in federal court in Boston for their involvement in a drug t [...]
North Carolina Burnt Biscuit Battle: Popeyes Employee Charged With Attempted Murder
Rodney Wood (MCJ)
A seemingly trivial dispute over overcooked biscuits at a Charlotte Popeyes escalated into a violent confrontation on Sunday, Ma [...]