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LAKELAND, FL. – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Matthew Holton, 25, Lakeland, to five years in federal prison for possessing images and videos depicting young children being sexually abused. Holton was also ordered to serve a lifetime term of supervised release, to…
Read More 25-Year-Old Lakeland Man Gets 5 Years, Possessing Videos Depicting Sexual Abuse Of Infants
A 43-year-old Florida man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing child sexual abuse material and a litany of crude conversations with a child. Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced John Thomas Jackson, 43, Lake City, to 20…
Read More Florida Man, Admin Of “Daughters And Daddies” Gets 20 Years For Child Sexual Abuse Material
A 36-year-old Florida has been arrested after a tirade on social media threatening to shoot up his workplace and a school. Tron Welborn was booked into the Volusia County Jail Monday after police in Port Orange received a call from a woman who saw Welborn’s…
Read More Disturbing: Florida Man Threatens School And Workplace Shootings On Social Media
OCALA FL. – On Thursday at 11:20 p.m., Ocala Police received a 9-1-1 call of shots fired near the 900 block of NW 6th Ave. Officers immediately responded and found Ferron Marquise Williams, 19, near the 600 block of NW 10th St. with multiple gunshot…
Read More Ocala Police Seeking Suspect That Shot And Killed 19-Year-Old
SARASOTA, FL. – Sarasota Police detectives are investigating a shooting in the 3000 block of North Washington Boulevard (US 301) in Sarasota. According to police, the shooting happened just before 7 a.m. on Saturday and Detectives believe this is an isolated incident and the public…
Read More Sarasota Police Investigating Early Morning Shooting
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – Pasco Sheriff’s Deputies are seeking to identify a suspect that went on a shopping spree with someone else’s credit cards. According to investigators, on Jan. 19, a suspect in the video below, stole credit cards from a car in the Colonial…
Read More Sheriff Seeking Man Who Stole Credit Cards From A Car, Went Shopping In Pinellas And Pasco Counties
Ailan Evans A juvenile rapper charged with shooting a police officer was able to leave jail after posting a $250,000 bond. Camrin Williams, a 16-year-old rapper from New York, was arrested on Jan. 18 and held on assault and juvenile weapons charges after allegedly shooting…
Read More 16-Year-Old Rapper Charged With Shooting New York City Police Officer Gets Out On $250,000 Bail
On January 27, 2022, detectives with the Special Investigations Section executed a narcotics search warrant as the result of a several-month-long investigation. During the investigation, detectives purchased trafficking amounts of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine from Callum Eugene Young and his girlfriend, Andrea Bermingham. Both subjects live…
Read More Florida Mom And Boyfriend Arrested On Drug And Gun Charges With 13 And 15-Year-Old Children In The Home
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – Two additional men are facing charges related to a shooting incident that occurred at Brandon Town Center Mall. On Monday, January 24, undercover detectives were attempting to purchase guns from two individuals, Jaycob Riley, 19, and Jordan Gracia, 19. During the transaction,…
Read More Two Additional Men Face Charges In The Brandon Mall Shooting, One Is A Current Inmate
A Florida man has pleaded guilty to stealing from his twin brother, in a big way. Wayne Bowen, 64, Jacksonville, has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft. He faces a mandatory penalty of two years in federal prison. As part of his plea agreement, Bowen…
Read More Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing His Twin Brother’s Identity To Obtain Veterans Benefits