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Oldsmar Man Gets 75 Years In Prison For Heinous CSAM Offenses
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
OLDSMAR, Fla. - In a powerful stand against child exploitation, U.S. District Judge Virginia H. Covington ha [...]
Florida Supreme Court: Death Sentences Stand For Mark Wilson In Brutal Hammer Murders Of Nephews
Robert and Tayten Baker and Mark Howard Wilson
The Supreme Court of Florida today, May 22, 2025, affirmed the convictions and death sentences of M [...]
Illegal Alien Living In Orlando Nets 15 Years For Online Fentanyl, Machine Gun Sales
Jail Bars, TFP File Photo
ORLANDO, Fla. – An Ecuadorian national residing illegally in Orlando has been sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal [...]
Deadly Fortnite Dispute In Florida: Stepfather Shoots Stepson Multiple Times In The Back
Kelly Agar Garcia
DAVENPORT, Fla. - A Davenport man is facing second-degree murder charges following a domestic dispute that escalated to a fatal [...]
Florida Man Indicted For Threatening Federal Officer
Handcuffs, Source: Pexels
ORLANDO, Fla. - United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe today announced the indictment of Tranard Dell, 21, of Port Oran [...]
Officer Fatally Stabs DUI Suspect After He Tries To Take His Gun On Video – LEO Talk Show
LEO Talk Show
The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO Round Table talk show five days a week, Tuesday through Saturday. [...]
Virginia Attorney Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
A Virginia attorney pleaded guilty yesterday to a felony charge of filing a false tax return, admitting he concealed a s [...]
Polk County Sheriff’s Office Nabs Two In Extensive Car Burglary Ring
Julian Cortez and Joshua Mahase
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A citizen's sharp eyes and quick action led to the arrests of two men early Tuesday morning, M [...]
Multi-Florida County Nightmare Ends: Husband Convicted For Violent Kidnapping Of Family
Antonio Caban
A 36-year-old man faces a potential life sentence after being found guilty of kidnapping and assault in connection with a violent cr [...]
Florida Death Row Inmate Demands New Look At “Flawed” Case
Anthony Floyd Wainwright,
With just three weeks remaining until his scheduled execution, Anthony Floyd Wainwright, convicted in the heinous 1994 m [...]