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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – In July 2021, a registered nurse working at Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual battery, as well as lewd and lascivious molestation against a minor child between the ages of 12 to 15.…
Read More Florida Registered Nurse Arrested For Multiple Sexual Violations Against A Minor
Ailan Evans The jury in the trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes remains deadlocked on 3 out of eleven counts as deliberations stretch into the seventh day. The jury returned a note to Judge Edward Davila on Monday informing him that they could not…
Read More Jury Deadlocked On 3 Counts In Trial Of Alleged Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL. – In October, news reports disclosed charges of “Second-Degree Murder” against Robert Deladurantaye, 49, a resident in the area of 46 Avenue North and Haines Road North. On Saturday, October 24, he shot and killed a transient male, Christopher Estrada, which was…
Read More Search Warrant Seeks Cell Phone Evidence In Alleged Murder Of St. Pete Transient
A frequent flyer grounded because he medically can’t tolerate wearing a face mask lodged a new complaint Sunday attacking the legality of the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate ordered by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, advancing the case into final proceedings after a federal…
Read More Legal Challenge To CDC’s Transportation Mask Mandate Enters Final Phase In Florida Court
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL. – On December 4, The Free Press reported news of a man was found dead floating in the Gulf of Mexico near Sand Key Park. A passerby boater found the body of deceased Lonnie Wilson, 48, and transported it to Clearwater Police.…
Read More Details Behind Overboard Death Of Clearwater Man Unfold In Search Warrant
TAMPA, FL. – An Ocala woman allegedly poisoned by a “white” fish and chips dinner consumed at Whiskey Joe’s Bar and Grill in Tampa has led to a lawsuit filed with her husband against the well-known restaurant chain. Whiskey Joe’s parent company, Specialty Restaurants Corporation,…
Read More Fish Poisoning On The Rise As The World Turns, Lawsuit Slams Whiskey Joe’s Tampa
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – An indigent local man arrested and charged with lewd or lascivious molestation against a 15-year-old female juvenile has filed a pro se lawsuit against his appointed public defenders. On January 24, 2020, Pasco County Sheriff’s Office filed a Complaint Affidavit about…
Read More Pasco County Jail Inmate Sues Public Defenders In Alleged Molestation Defense
In November, Big Cat Rescue CEO Carole Baskin and her husband Howard Baskin filed a lawsuit against Netflix to block the release of “Tiger King 2”. On Wednesday, the Baskins’ filed a notice to dismiss that lawsuit. “Plaintiffs CAROLE BASKIN and HOWARD BASKIN, by and…
Read More Florida’s Big Cat Rescue Carole Baskin Dismisses Lawsuit Against Netflix, Tiger King 2
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – A widely reported murder-suicide that occurred over three years ago is coming back to life through a lawsuit filed against Hillsborough County Sheriff, Chad Chronister. The suit, which was filed on November 17, alleges that Chronister – and even his predecessor…
Read More 2018 Murder-Suicide Case Results In Lawsuit Blaming Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – On September 11, 33-year-old William Edward Sturtevant was stopped by a Pinellas County deputy who had discovered his 2019 silver Nissan Sentra was listed as stolen by the Tampa City police department. But a search of the vehicle opened a loaded…
Read More Deputy Discovers Hundreds Of Identity Theft Victims’ Information Inside Stolen Vehicle