December 30, 2009
by
K. McKinney
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...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Drug Crimes,
Felonies
December 30, 2009
by
K. McKinney
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...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Vehicular Crimes
December 27, 2009
by
K. McKinney
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...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Felonies,
Violent Crimes
December 26, 2009
by
K. McKinney
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...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Drug Crimes,
Felonies
December 24, 2009
by
K. McKinney
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...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Vehicular Crimes
December 14, 2009
by
K. McKinney
Firm News
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...
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December 11, 2009
by
K. McKinney
Firm News
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...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Felonies,
Violent Crimes
December 7, 2009
by
K. McKinney
Firm News
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...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Felonies,
Violent Crimes