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MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A 25-year-old Florida man was arrested in the death of a toddler that died on May 3, 2022, according to investigators. On Thursday, Yesterday, Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Major Crimes Detective Chase King arrested Travis Ray Thompson, 25, for First-Degree…
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A Florida man was sentenced on Thursday, to 29 years in prison followed by lifetime supervised release. Robert WilliamSanchez, 36, was arrested back in 2020 after Major Crimes executed a search warrant of his home on Central Avenue in Punta Gorda. The search warrant of…
Read More Florida Man Sentenced To 29 Years In Prison After Sexually Abusing Child Under 12 For Years
A Florida man is being held on a $100,000 bond after being arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for trying to have sex with a minor girl. On September 7, 2022, FDLE agents arrested James Darwin Willman, 31, of Pensacola, on two counts…
Read More Florida Man Held On $100,000 Bond After Attempting To Meet A 14-Year-Old Child
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – 160 people were arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit during a seven-day undercover human trafficking operation, “Fall Haul 2,” which began on Monday, August 29, 2022. PCSO was assisted in the effort by police departments from Winter Haven,…
Read More 160 Arrested “Operation Fall Haul 2” Including Florida Disney Workers, And One Completely Naked Man
A 16-year-old Florida boy has been arrested after shooting two 12-year-old children waiting for their school bus on Thursday. According to investigators, two juveniles were waiting for their school bus in northwest Miami-Dade, when a subject approached them and demanded their possessions. During the confrontation,…
Read More 16-Year-Old Shoots Two 12-Year-Old Children Waiting For School Bus In Florida
DUNDEE, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 16-year-old Detrayvis “Ray Ray” McGriff, whose birthday is today, 9/8/2006. Deputies say McGriff has been charged with first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery in the homicide that occurred on July 21, 2022, and a related…
Read More Polk County Sheriff Searching For 16-Year-Old Murder Suspect Who Has A Birthday Today
Michael Lee Faz, 44, Labelle, Abel Deleon, 45, Labelle, and Genaro Deleon, Jr., 63, Labelle, were all sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Faz was sentenced to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison, Abel Deleon was sentenced to 7 years…
Read More Three Florida Family Members Sentenced To Prison For Role In Meth Distribution Ring
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested a man and a woman for child neglect. The investigation began on June 10, 2022, after deputies responded to a residence in Dunedin for reports of an unresponsive 2-year-old child. When…
Read More Florida Mom Blames “Evil Spirits” For Exposing Her 2 Young Children To Fentanyl, Nearly Killing Them
Ernest Maloney Page, IV, 46, of Madison, Florida has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for conspiring to bribe the elected State Attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit. The court also ordered Page to serve an 18-month term of supervised release. Page pleaded…
Read More Former Defense Attorney Sentenced Post Conspiring To Bribe Florida Elected State Attorney
The president of a homeowners association faces four felony charges for installing a video camera inside a condominium without the owner’s permission, focused on the master bedroom. According to investigators, 59-year-old Robert William Orr, the President of the Matanzas Shores Homeowners Association turned himself in…
Read More Perv Alert: Florida Homeowner Association President Arrested For Hidden Camera In Condo Rental