You can’t make this up. A Florida couple was arrested after shooting at a house following texting the victim about shooting at a house. On April 18, 2022, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting shots being fired in the 6500 block…
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Florida Woman Gets 6 Years Using Bitcoin, Dark Web To Hire Hitman To Kill Ex-Boyfriends Wife
A Florida woman, who used bitcoin and the dark web to hire a hitman to kill the spouse of her ex-boyfriend, has been sentenced. DeAnna Marie Stinson, 50, Tampa, has been sentenced to six years and six months in federal prison for murder-for-hire. The Court…
Read More Florida Woman Gets 6 Years Using Bitcoin, Dark Web To Hire Hitman To Kill Ex-Boyfriends WifeTwo Traveling “Cockfighting” Men Caged In Florida For Baiting, Fighting Birds
Two Florida men are facing felony charges in DeSoto County after traveling from Immokalee, Florida to fight roosters. On April 17, 2022, DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a call for a hit and run, but when deputies arrived, there found two people fighting.…
Read More Two Traveling “Cockfighting” Men Caged In Florida For Baiting, Fighting BirdsUSCG Offloads $11.7 Million In Cocaine, Transfers 6 Suspected Smugglers
Coast Guard Cutter’s Joseph Tezanos and Heriberto Hernandez crews offloaded approximately 1,289 pounds of cocaine and transferred custody of six suspected smugglers at Coast Guard Base San Juan Monday, following two separate vessel interdictions near Puerto Rico. These interdictions are the result of multi-agency efforts…
Read More USCG Offloads $11.7 Million In Cocaine, Transfers 6 Suspected SmugglersFlorida Man Found Guilty Of International Money Laundering Scheme
On Monday, United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that a federal jury has found Cornelius “Neal” Singleton, 60, Miramar, Florida, guilty of two counts of international money laundering. Singleton faces up to 20 years in prison, on each count. A sentencing date has not…
Read More Florida Man Found Guilty Of International Money Laundering SchemePolk County Sheriff’s Office Unveils “Autism Decal” To Help Deputies Identify Those With Needs
POLK COUNTY, FL. – In response to suggestions from the community, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office announces a new free program where citizens can elect to put decals on their homes and vehicles alerting deputies that someone within has been diagnosed with autism. “Our deputies…
Read More Polk County Sheriff’s Office Unveils “Autism Decal” To Help Deputies Identify Those With NeedsTwo Tampa Men Arrested On Boat In The Florida Keys With Lots Of Gas And Lots Of Fruit
Two men were arrested for the unlawful conveyance of fuel in the Florida Keys over the weekend. Deputies say that the two men, both from Tampa, were arrested on Saturday after approximately 170 gallons of gasoline as well as items consistent with smuggling operations were…
Read More Two Tampa Men Arrested On Boat In The Florida Keys With Lots Of Gas And Lots Of FruitSecond Suspect In Florida Airbnb Homicide Sought By Sheriff
POLK COUNTY, FL. – Polk County Sheriff’s Office Homicide detectives are seeking the identity of a suspect seen on video surveillance in the homicide of 29-year-old Xavier Antonio Johnson of St. Petersburg. As previously reported, on April 13, 2022, Johnson was fatally shot during a drug…
Read More Second Suspect In Florida Airbnb Homicide Sought By SheriffA Wanted Florida Man Apprehended Hiding In Attic, Passed Out From The Heat
A Florida man, who was wanted for domestic battery and stalking, was apprehended on Sunday, passed out in an attic, hiding from law enforcement. On Easter Sunday around 9:15 a.m., Ocala Police Officer K. Gonzalez was patrolling near the 1500 block of NE 9th Street.…
Read More A Wanted Florida Man Apprehended Hiding In Attic, Passed Out From The HeatOn The Border: Florida CBP Agents Arrest Jamaican Man At Airport Wanted For Murder In Nashville
On April 10, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from the Office of Field Operations at Fort Lauderdale International Airport (FLL) took a man into custody to face murder charges in Nashville. Brandon Swaby, a 20-year-old Jamaican citizen, was attempting to fly to Jamaica…
Read More On The Border: Florida CBP Agents Arrest Jamaican Man At Airport Wanted For Murder In Nashville