February 28, 2010
by
K. McKinney
Craig Wall of Clearwater was officially indicted by a grand jury last week on charges of murdering his girlfriend, Laura Taft, and their baby, Craig Wall Jr. Now prosecutors in Pinellas County will review the case to decide whether to...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Felonies,
Violent Crimes
February 28, 2010
by
K. McKinney
A Hillsborough County jury reached an impasse last week when trying to decide whether Ronnie Tremel Walker killed Elaine Lanier Caldwell during a 2003 home invasion. After deliberating for five hours, jurors told the judge they were hopelessly deadlocked. The...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Felonies,
Violent Crimes
February 27, 2010
by
K. McKinney
Federal prosecutors in Tampa charged a Plant City couple last week with manufacturing methamphetamine in a home they shared with their three children. Hillsborough deputies were called to the home in regard to a domestic dispute on February 15. There...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Drug Crimes,
Felonies
February 26, 2010
by
K. McKinney
Dexter Bell, 21, was sentenced to 35 years in prison last week for the shooting death of 16-year-old Torie McDuffie. McDuffie was killed three years ago on a corner in a neighborhood near Clair Mel when two cars drove by...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Felonies,
Violent Crimes
February 23, 2010
by
K. McKinney
Dee Dee Moore of Plant City has been charged with first degree murder in relation to the death of Abraham Shakespeare last year. Shakespeare won an estimated $30 million in the Florida Lottery in late 2006. His remains were found...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Felonies,
Violent Crimes
February 22, 2010
by
K. McKinney
Miami Beach police arrested Miami Dolphins cornerback Will Allen this weekend and charged him with driving under the influence. He was booked in Miami and held on $1,000 bond. According to the arrest affidavit, Allen revved the engine of his...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Vehicular Crimes
February 21, 2010
by
K. McKinney
Late last week, Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Richard Luce sentenced John Lee Hampton to death for murdering Lashonda McKinnes in Clearwater in 2007. Hampton was convicted of the murder back in June 2009. After returning a guilty verdict and hearing additional...
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February 18, 2010
by
K. McKinney
Despite years of appeals and several last minute pleas to the Florida Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court, Martin Grossman was executed at the Florida state prison in Starke on Tuesday. A court issued the death penalty to Grossman...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Felonies,
Violent Crimes
February 10, 2010
by
K. McKinney
A U.S. District Court judge in Tampa last week sentenced Rosa Barrett Herrera of New Port Richey to 51 months in federal prison for wire and mail fraud in connection with an accounts-receivable financing scheme. The court also entered a...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
White Collar Crimes
February 9, 2010
by
K. McKinney
Yesterday, the Florida Supreme Court upheld a Pinellas County trial court’s ruling not to set aside the death sentence of Martin Grossman. Grossman’s appellate attorneys claimed he was entitled to a new hearing to determine whether his trial lawyer was...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Felonies,
Violent Crimes