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Brooksville Man Found Asleep In Running Car, Arrested On Multiple Drug Charges
William Keith Lambrix (HCSO)
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - A routine patrol in Brooksville turned into a significant drug bust when a Hernando County Sh [...]
Oklahoma Man Kidnapped, Bound With Duct Tape, And Forced To Jump From Bridge; 3 Arrested
(L) Jaysen Lawson, (TR) Brianna Nohmer, (BR) Sean Lunney (OCSO)
Three individuals have been arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping and [...]
Jacksonville Man Sentenced For Lying On Firearms Application, Hiding Criminal Past
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville man, Peter Alexander Lawrence, 42, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for lying on a f [...]
Lakeland Man Arrested After Violent Road Rage Incident At Tree Removal Site: Polk County Sheriff
Jose Koenig (PCSO)
LAKELAND, Fla. - A routine tree removal job in Lakeland turned violent on Friday, July 26th, when a man, identified as 42-year- [...]
Florida Slaughterhouse Abandoned After Racehorse Brutally Killed, Slaughtered For Meat
Several protestors gathered at an alleged illegal slaughterhouse Sunday, but the suspects had already fled the area and left several animals behind. [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Death Warrant For Inmate Convicted In 1994 Murder Of FSU Student
Loran Cole (FDLE)
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant Monday for Loran Cole, an inmate convicted of the 1994 murder of John Edwar [...]
West Palm Beach Man Arrested For Murder After Fentanyl Overdose Investigation: Martin County Sheriff
Marc Mathieu (MCSO)
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. - Following a four-month investigation, 36-year-old Marc Mathieu of West Palm Beach has been arrested and [...]
Florida Teens Arrested After Watercraft Theft And Joyride, Causing $10K In Damage
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Two 14-year-old boys were arrested Sunday evening after stealing two personal watercraft and causing significant damage to [...]
Elderly Vermont Woman Found Burned In The Woods; Neighbor Charged With Heinous Crime
Darren Martell and Roberta Martin
A Vermont man has been charged with murder after allegedly sexually assaulting, killing his 82-year-old neighbor [...]
Missouri Man Pleads Guilty To Meth Trafficking After High-Speed Chase On I-44
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Antonio D. Braxton, a 49-year-old man from Lee's Summit, Missouri, pleaded guilty Monday to possessing nearly three pounds [...]