New Port Richey Woman Charged with Drug Trafficking

Troopers discovered Caryn Schonscheck slumped over in her parked car over the weekend in a parking lot off U.S. 19. The motor was still running and troopers reported that Schonscheck was lethargic and incoherent. A trooper discovered five prescription medication... [Read More]

Christmas Eve Hit-and-Run Leads to DUI Charges

A Sarasota County hair stylist spent Christmas day in jail after being charged with DUI. Lynn Marie Peirce allegedly drove into another car, and then fled the scene of the accident. Law enforcement says that Peirce ran a stop sign... [Read More]

Brooksville Man Avoids Possible Death Penalty with Guilty Plea

Brooksville resident Joshua Langley pleaded guilty this week to second-degree murder with a firearm, robbery with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Langley has been in and out... [Read More]

Colombian Charged with Drug Trafficking in Tampa, Arrested in Spain

Tampa’s U.S. Attorney unsealed an indictment earlier this month which charges a Colombian national, Javier Fernando Saavedra-Escobar, with conspiracy to transport cocaine by sea, knowing and intending that the cocaine would be unlawfully imported into the United States. There are... [Read More]

St. Pete Police Officer Charged with DUI in Hit-and-Run

Anthony Green, a St. Petersburg city police officer, was arrested last week by colleagues for driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident. A police spokesman said that Green was off-duty on Friday night when he allegedly... [Read More]

Hung Jury, Mistrial in New Port Richey Death Penalty Trial (Videos)

A Pasco County jury deliberated for almost 10 hours after listening to several days of testimony in the capital murder trial of John Ditullio Jr. They were unable to reach a unanimous verdict, even after being sent back to the... [Read More]

New Port Richey Death Penalty Trial Continues

Tampa Bay area capital murder defense attorney Jervis Wise – a Bjorn E. Brunvand, P.A. associate – examined John Ditullio in a Pasco County court yesterday. Ditullio took the stand in his own defense in the first degree murder trial... [Read More]

Brunvand Wins Motion to Have Murder Defendant’s Tattoos Covered During Trial

A circuit judge in Pasco County granted defense attorney Bjorn Brunvand‘s motion to have his client’s tattoos covered during a murder trial scheduled to begin Monday. A makeup artist will apply makeup to cover several potentially offensive tattoos on the... [Read More]