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Frostproof Man Arrested On Multiple Felony Charges Linked To Semi Tire Thefts
Mark Wayne Jones, Jr.
POLK COUNTY, FL (April 12, 2025) – A Frostproof man faces a slew of felony charges after his arrest by the Polk County Sheri [...]
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Machine Gun Charge After Traffic Stop
ATF Agent (SOURCE: ATF)
A 32-year-old Baltimore man has pleaded guilty in federal court to the unlawful possession of a machine gun, stemming from [...]
“Wear Your Bulletproof Vests”: Florida Man Pleads Guilty To New Jersey School Prom Threat
FBI Agent, Source: FBI
A planned night of celebration in New Jersey nearly turned into a scene of potential tragedy, but swift law enforcement act [...]
Unsuspecting Guest Slept In Florida Hotel Room While Body Hidden In Closet, Police Say
Dylan Lamb
A shocking homicide investigation is underway in Key Largo after authorities say a man killed a woman in a resort hotel room, hid her b [...]
Massachusetts State Rep. Christopher Flanagan Indicted On Federal Fraud Charges
Massachusetts State Rep. Christopher Flanagan Indicted On Federal Fraud Charges (DOJ)
Massachusetts State Representative Christopher Flanagan, rep [...]
Pinellas County Sheriff: Sophisticated McAfee Pop-Up Scam; One Victim Loses Over $530,000
Cybersecurity (File)
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) today issued a public safety alert regarding a costly and [...]
Guilty Verdict: Sumter County Man Convicted Of Trafficking Meth Near Park
Rodney Reshad Rose
SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. - A Sumter County jury this week found 33-year-old Rodney Reshad Rose guilty on several felony drug charges [...]
Tarpon Springs Man Convicted In Major Federal Drug Trafficking, Machinegun Case
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (April 11, 2025) - A federal jury has convicted Pierre Marquis Fowler, 36, of Tarpon Spri [...]
Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty In Florida To Transporting Illegal Aliens For Profit
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
TAMPA, Fla. - United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced today that Timoteo Son-Gonzalez, 40, a Guatemalan nation [...]
California Man Sentenced To 9 Years Federal Prison For Trafficking Fentanyl To Florida
United States Postal Service (“USPS”)
A Los Angeles man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to traffic [...]