The Office of the State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit has filed notices of intent to seek the death penalty in the case against Kevin Torres. Previously, a grand jury returned three first-degree murder indictments against Torres for his alleged involvement in the 2021 shooting deaths of two men and one teen in Osceola … Read more
According to a social media post from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, a man allegedly involved in a homicide on Sanchez Ranch Lane in Wimauma on September 23 had turned himself into deputies. On September 23, 2023, deputies responded to a homicide on Sanchez Ranch Lane. Deputies obtained a warrant for 21-year-old Osmin Castillo for … Read more
Nick Hogan has been arrested for DUI again in the same city as 2007 crash that left his Marine friend, John Graziano, with a serious brain injury. Hulk Hogan’s son, Nick, was arrested this weekend on a charge of DUI. Online records explain that Nick was arrested Saturday morning in Clearwater, Florida just before 4 … Read more
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, four people have been arrested in connection to a 2022 homicide in Seffner. Deputies responded to the 4000 block of Brower Drive on November 11, 2022. At the scene, deputies located a juvenile victim who had been shot. The victim later succumbed to their injuries. Following a lengthy … Read more
The Office of the State Attorney of the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida has announced that Willie Shade was found guilty of First Degree Murder following a three-day trial. On January 20, 26-year-old Zedekiah Lafayette was found lying on the ground at the Maxwell Terrace Apartments on West Colonial Drive. The Orlando Police Department identified … Read more
A youth motivational speaker and brother-in-law of former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is facing charges of human trafficking. According to the State Attorney’s Office, Jimmie Gardener is currently in jail in Hillsborough County with no bond. Tampa Police arrested Gardner earlier today after his alleged 16-year-old victim phoned police to report that Gardner had … Read more
According to a press release from the State Attorney of the 13th Judicial Circuit, a man who spent nearly four decades on the run for a 1984 murder has accepted responsibility for the crime. 65-year-old Donald Santini was scheduled to go on trial this month for the slaying of a single mother whose body was … Read more
State Attorney Larry Basford announced in a statement that a Fountain man found guilty of two counts of Sexual Battery against a young girl had been given consecutive life sentences on Monday. Circuit Court Judge Timothy Register designated 23-year-old Brandon Paul Janssen as a Sexual Predator. Janssen had been charged with two counts of Sexual … Read more
According to a social media post from the Ocala Police Department, officers responded to the Kwik Stop at 2066 West Silver Springs Boulevard just before 6:30 PM in reference to a shooting in the parking lot. At the scene, officers found two victims with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. They were transported to the hospital. Detectives with … Read more
On November 9, 2023, Panama City Police investigating a fire at the Bay County Library learned of a second fire at W. 12th Court. A third fire was reported three hours later on W. 11th Street where someone set a door wreath on fire. A fourth fire involving a carport was reported 10 minutes later … Read more