Misdemeanors

Clearwater Mother Charged with DUI, Child Neglect

Patricia Waggener of Clearwater faces several charges after Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies arrested her for driving under the influence with her children in the car. The 27-year-old Waggener was arrested at noon last Friday and charged with misdemeanor DUI and... [Read More]

Buccaneers Rookie Arrested for DUI

Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie receiver Mike Williams was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of driving under the influence. Williams was driving in east Hillsborough County, near U.S. 301 and Causeway Boulevard, allegedly speeding. He was pulled over for driving... [Read More]

Tampa Man Acquitted of DUI Manslaughter, Gets Probation for DUI

James Braley of Tampa was sentenced to spend a year on probation last week after being acquitted of DUI manslaughter but found guilty of midemeanor DUI with property damage. Six months of Braley’s probation will be spent on house arrest... [Read More]

Former Yankee Leyritz Acquitted of DUI Manslaughter

A Fort Lauderdale jury acquitted former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz of DUI manslaughter last week. Leyritz had faced up to 15 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter, charges stemming from a 2007 crash that killed a 30-year-old... [Read More]

A Less than Artful Brush With the Law

Mark Goodwin hated his boss. According to Goodwin, the man treated him badly, embarrassed him often and sometimes cheated his customers. To top it off, Goodwin said, his boss – controversial lawyer Phil Wasserman – refused to pay him $8,000... [Read More]

Preacher’s Sentence for Disturbing Church Service Considerably Less Harsh than Allowable

It took a jury a little more than an hour Wednesday to decide that a preacher disturbed a religious service at Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church three years ago, but a church member did not. The case against William Davis... [Read More]

Church’s Battle Fought in the Courts

In Florida vs. William Davis and Angela Sweet, church and state find themselves on the same side in a case that grew from a deep schism at Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church... [Read More]

Judge Gives Accomplice Five Years

Abdur Rahman Shahid said he ran away from police because he has AIDS and was afraid of dying in prison for an armed robbery he didn’t commit. But a jury decided that though he wasn’t guilty of robbery, he was... [Read More]