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On today’s LEO Round Table, we discuss the concept of excited delirium, how ‘The Fall of Minneapolis’ changed a liberal mind, how zombie man comes back to attack after getting shot by an officer on video, and much more. The Tampa Free Press will publish the…
Read More Zombie Man Comes Back To Attack After Getting Shot By Officer, LEO Round Table
SEBRING, Fla. – The girlfriend of a man who was shot and killed after attacking Highlands County Sheriff’s Office deputies with a metal rod yesterday is facing several criminal charges for involvement in that confrontation and the events that led up to the shooting. Lakenya…
Read More Woman & Child Missing From Kansas, At Center Of Deputy-Involved Shooting Investigation In Florida
With the holiday season in full swing, porch pirates are on the prowl. Attorney General Ashley Moody is issuing a Consumer Alert urging Floridians to stay vigilant and take precautions against the rising threat of holiday heists. According to recent reports, 44 million Americans have…
Read More Florida AG Ashley Moody Warns That ‘Porch Pirates’ Are On The Prowl
A Florida attorney was sentenced Monday to 48 months in federal prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, after previously pleading guilty to possessing child pornography. As part of his guilty plea, Michael Thomas Dolce, 54, a Palm Beach Gardens, admitted to…
Read More Florida Attorney Sentenced In Child Porn Case With Nearly 2,000 Images, Videos
Nine RICO conspirators who were responsible for nationwide computer intrusions as well as millions in tax fraud, have been sentenced to federal prison. U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Louisaint Jolteus, Michael Jean Poix, Monika Shauntel Jenkins, Alain Jean-Louis, Louis Noel Michel, and…
Read More 9 RICO Conspirators In Florida Sentenced For Cybercrimes, Millions In Tax Fraud
A South Carolina man who orchestrated drug deals by phone from state prison was sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison. Zachariah Ryan Luke, 28, Bennettsville, South Carolina, was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute, and…
Read More South Carolina Man Who Orchestrated Florida Meth Deals From Prison Gets 15 Additional Years
TAMPA, Fla. – Baruch Roche II, 33, Tampa, has been charged with one count of attempted possession of a firearm in a federal facility. Roche faces a maximum penalty of one year in federal prison if convicted. According to the indictment and criminal complaint, on…
Read More Florida Man Attempts To Enter MacDill Air Force Base With Loaded AR-15 Declaring He’s “Captain America”
A 43-year-old Florida man has pleaded guilty to transmitting an interstate threat to kill a United States Supreme Court Justice. Neal Brij Sidhwaney, 43, Fernandina Beach, faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According…
Read More Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening To Kill U.S. Supreme Court Justice
On today’s LEO Round Table, we discuss how prosecutors attempt yet again to convict an officer, a bad guy drags a cop by handcuffs on video, a woman with a knife fatally shot by officer, and much more. The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO…
Read More Bad Guy Drags Deputy By Handcuffs On Video, LEO Round Table
A California man was sentenced Monday to one year and a day in prison for his role in defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). According to court documents, Philip Abod, 57, of Calimesa, was a school certifying official at a school that offered VA-approved…
Read More California Man Sentenced In $105 Million VA, Post-9/11 GI Bill Fraud Scheme