Manatee County DUI Case Heads Back to Court Even After Lost Evidence

Back in 2007, a Manatee County Sheriff’s deputy arrested John Bennett on a DUI charge, claiming that Bennett showed signs of impairment like slurred speech and failure to perform roadside sobriety tests after being pulled over on his motorcycle. Bennett... [Read More]

FL Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence in Xbox Murders

The Florida Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for the ringleader of a mass killing over an Xbox video game system. The court ruled Wednesday that Troy Victorino’s individual claims of error in the 2004 case were without merit... [Read More]

Zephyrhills Woman Convicted of DUI Manslaughter

Heather Dison of Zephyrhills pleaded guilty last week in Pasco Circuit Court to DUI manslaughter and eight related charges. She faces up to 20 years in prison when she is sentenced on December 22nd. Until then, Dison waits in the... [Read More]

Hernando Officer’s Reputation Proving Problematic for Prosecutors

A story in this weekend’s St. Peterburg Times publicly acknowledged some problems currently experienced by Hernando County’s prosecutors due to the reputation of a local law enforcement officer. Shawn Terry, currently a Brooksville police officer, has been in law enforcement... [Read More]

Hung Jury in St. Petersburg Murder Trial

Late one night in May 2008, someone murdered Angela Burgess at Lake Maggiore in St. Petersburg. Burgess was killed when nine bursts from an AK-47 rifle were fired into a car in which she was sleeping. Deangelo Q. Hutchinson was... [Read More]

Former Hillsborough Judge Gets Supervised Release for Bank Fraud

Former Hillsborough Circuit Judge Thomas Stringer was sentenced in Tampa’s federal court last week for bank fraud. Stringer pleaded guilty to the charge in July and was sentenced to one year of supervised release. Stringer, who also served as a... [Read More]

Hillsborough Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Vehicular Homicide

Earlier this week, Hillsborough Circuit Judge sentenced 39-year-old Roger Lee Yeager to 15 years in prison for the vehicular homicide of Vertis Ryan in February 2007.  Prosecutors say that Yeager slammed into a car and killed the 83-year-old Ryan as... [Read More]

St. Petersburg Man Charged with DUI Manslaughter

Thomas Corbin of St. Petersburg has been charged with DUI manslaughter and DUI causing serious bodily injury, relating to a wreck at a traffic light in September of this year. Law enforcement says that Corbin drove his Toyota pickup into... [Read More]

FL Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Steroids Charges

Richard Thomas of Lakeland, FL pleaded guilty this week to a federal charge of possession of steroids with intent to distribute. Thomas claims he sold steroids to professional athletes including members of the Washington Capitols hockey team and the Washington... [Read More]