Clearwater Foster Mother Acquitted of Murder

A Pinellas County jury found former Clearwater foster mother Tenesia Brown not guilty this week of first-degree murder charges. Brown was accused of killing 3-year-old Lazon Gully, who died in 2008 after being in a vegetative state for over than... [Read More]

Clearwater Beach Investor Found Guilty of Fraud

Christopher Alan Stapleton of Clearwater Beach was found guilty this month of conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution and three counts of making false statements to a federally-insured financial institution. According to the testimony and evidence presented... [Read More]

Former CPAs from Tampa Bay Area Indicted for Fraud

The U.S. Attorney in Tampa announced the indictment of two Tampa Bay area accountants for conspiracy to defraud the IRS and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. George B. Calvert of Hernando Beach and Gregory Guido of Litha, former Certified Public... [Read More]

Former ‘Bachelor’ Contestant Charged with DUI in Tampa

Maribel “Mary” Delgado, a two-time contestant on the ABC reality show “The Bachelor” and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleader, was charged with driving under the influence in Tampa last week. Delgado was arrested at Kennedy Boulevard and West Shore Boulevard... [Read More]

Marion County Man Charged with DUI on Lawn Mower

Marion County, Florida may be a hotbed of lawn mower DUIs. Back in October, 2009, we reported about a Marion County man charged with DUI for crashing a stolen lawn mower into a school bus while under the influence of... [Read More]

Hillsborough Jury Acquits Husband & Wife of Attempted Murder

A Hillsborough County jury took about three hours last week to acquit Tyrone Jackson of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery. The charges related to the February shooting of Miezan Etti at a birthday party in Seminole Heights. Jackson admitted... [Read More]

Pasco Murder Defendant Extradited from Massachusetts

Sean Adam Strobel was extradited to the Land O’Lakes jail from Massachusetts last week and charged with attempted murder. Back on July 19, according to investigators, Strobel and another man drove with Nicholas Heath along a secluded stretch of Strauber... [Read More]

Ruskin Woman Pleads Guilty to DUI Manslaughter in Tampa

Cheryl Maria Riemann of Ruskin pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Hillsborough County courtroom to DUI manslaughter, relating to a 2008 crash that killed a young mother and injured that woman’s four-year-old daughter. Investigators said Riemann’s blood-alcohol level at the time... [Read More]