St. Petersburg Man Charged with DUI Manslaughter in Fiancee’s Death

A St. Petersburg man now faces up to 15 years in prison for the death of his fiancee in a car accident. Back on April 30, 2010 at 4:15pm, Edward Kirby accidentally struck his fiancee, Lillian Benson, with his van... [Read More]

Trainer Found Guilty of Murder of Clearwater Couple

Earlier this week, a Pinellas County jury found Richard Robards guilty of first-degree murder in the 2006 deaths of Clearwater residents Frank and Linda DeLuca. The prosecution sought the death penalty and, after a separate hearing, the jury did recommend... [Read More]

Retrial in Pasco DUI Manslaughter

Shannon Stephen will be retried this week in Pasco County for the March 2006 deaths of Joseph Swiech and Sarah Gleason. Swiech and Gleason were walking home from the Chasco Fiesta festival when they were struck and killed by a... [Read More]

Lindsay Lohan Ordered to Wear SCRAM Bracelet; Also in Use in Tampa Bay Area Cases

Actress and party girl Lindsay Lohan was ordered to wear an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet by a California judge earlier this week. Lohan is on probation for a drug charge and several alcohol-related driving offenses. Lohan failed to appear a probation... [Read More]

Architect Pleads Guilty to Florida Mortgage Fraud

Robert Policastro pleaded guilty this month in a Tampa federal courtroom to conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud related to mortgage fraud. Policastro, most recently a resident of Vienna, Austria, faces up to twenty years in federal prison and... [Read More]

Bradenton Coach Found Guilty of DUI Manslaughter

After an unusual trial, a former Bradenton high school football coach was found guilty yesterday of DUI manslaughter, after a weeklong trial. We reported here last month about the Manatee County case against Josh Hunter, whose blood-alcohol content was nearly... [Read More]

Bus Driver Found Guilty of Pinellas DUI

A Pinellas County jury found Travis Merriex guilty of DUI this week for driving his PSTA bus into a check cashing store in 2007. Merriex, now a former public bus driver, was under the influence of prescription drugs and behind... [Read More]

Man Faces Life in Prison for DUI Manslaughter; Pleads Guilty for Five Year Sentence

Earlier this year, Justin Jones pleaded guilty in a Hillsborough County courtroom to the DUI manslaughter of his best friend Dustin Alderman. Alderman was to have been a groomsman in Jones’ wedding 11 days after the October 19, 2008 accident... [Read More]

Tampa Man Turns Down Plea Deal for Five Year Sentence; Now Faces Life in Prison

Prosecutors in Hillsborough County offered Ronny Walker a plea deal which would have landed him in prison for five years, in exchange for a guilty plea to manslaughtercharges. Walker turned the offer down at least twice. Last week, Walker was... [Read More]