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A Florida woman was arrested after police found she was keeping her autistic child in a locked cage within her home. Melissa Doss, 43, was arrested on July 25 after police found the cage, where she kept the child, inside the bedroom of her home in…
Read More Florida Woman Arrested After Autistic Child Escapes Locked Cage
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL. – The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance from the community in locating a Material Witness in an ongoing homicide trial in Circuit Court. George Max Badillo showed up for the start of Isaac Troy Lemons’ homicide trial on July 27,…
Read More Hernando County Sheriff Seeking Witness In Homicide Trial
TAMPA, FL. – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Trevor Mayer, 24, Sheldon, Iowa, to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for producing material depicting the sexual exploitation of children. Mayer was also ordered to serve a 15-year term of supervised…
Read More Former MacDill Airman From Iowa Sentenced To More Than 15 Years, Sexually Exploiting Children Using The Internet
A man from Coppell, Texas, was sentenced Wednesday to more than 11 years in prison for running a fraudulent scheme to receive about $24.8 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loans, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Dinesh Sah, 55, of Coppell, pleaded guilty on March…
Read More Texas Man Gets 11 Years For $24 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud
A Florida man is being sought by police after stealing equipment from the World Wrestling Entertainment, and WWE star Sheamus. According to police, on May 22, 2021, between 12:10 a.m. and 1:58 a.m., an unknown suspect (pictured below) entered the USF Yuengling Center located at…
Read More Florida Man Sought By Police For Stealing WWE Title Belts And Sheamus’s Necklace
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL. – Johnathan Rossmoine, 36, entered a guilty plea in Hernando County District Court on charges of having sexual relations with a minor. Rossmoine received a 15-year sentence with the Florida Department of Corrections. Additionally, he will receive 10 years of Sex Offender…
Read More Louisiana Man Gets 15 Years, Pleads Guilty To Sex Charges Involving Spring Hill Teen
A huge hats off to law enforcement and fire rescue personnel after saving a teen in crisis on an I-95 overpass. According to a news release, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) received calls from multiple bystanders who reported that a juvenile was standing on…
Read More “Tremendous Work” Florida Teen In Crisis Saved By Deputies After Trying To Jump From Overpass
A Florida woman now awaits sentencing after pleading guilty in federal court Wednesday to charges of causing a persons death by dealing in fentanyl. Kimberly Fleer, 27, Seffner,has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl to an individual, causing that individual’s death. Fleer faces a mandatory minimum…
Read More Florida Fentanyl Dealer Pleads Guilty To Distributing Narcotics Resulting In Death
A man was stoned to death by a group of people Monday after he opened fire at a gathering, killing one person and injuring three others. Police in Fort Worth, Texas, responded to a shooting call at a gathering early Monday morning, finding two people dead…
Read More Texas Gunman Stoned To Death By Bricks After Opening Fire At Party, Killing One
PASCO COUNTY, FL.- The inmate who ran from a work camp on Monday, has been located and arrested. Earlier, Pasco Sheriff’s Office and other, local law enforcement agencies were searching for escaped felon Tyler McFarlane, a 23-year-old Black male who escaped from a Florida Department…
Read More Florida Inmate Who Escaped From Work Camp Monday Located And Arrested