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As reported in the Tampa Bay Times, Justin Ash of Zepherhills pleaded guilty last week in Pasco County to second-degree murder with a firearm, avoiding life in prison. The plea was part of an agreement negotiated by Ash’s defense attorney... [Read More]
Last week, a jury in Polk County, Florida recommended that 30-year-old Robert McCloud be executed for the first-degree murders of Tamiqa Taylor and Dustin Freeman. Law enforcement says the deaths occurred during a drug-related home invasion in Poinciana in October... [Read More]
As reported in the Tampa Bay Times last month, former Palm Harbor day care provider Stephanie Spurgeon was acquitted of first-degree murder and convicted of a lesser offense, manslaughter, subsequent to the death of 1-year-old Maria Harris in August 2008... [Read More]
Ravinder Reddy Allala of Cumming, Georgia was recently sentenced in a Tampa federal courtroom to 40 months in federal prison for visa fraud and conspiracy. Allala previously pleaded guilty on November 3, 2011 and reappeared this month for sentencing. According... [Read More]
Alan Osterhoudt Jr. called 911 last week and told the emergency dispatcher in Hernando County that he had shot his wife during an argument and that she was dead. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the couple’s home in Spring Hill where... [Read More]
Authorities in Hillsborough County, Florida charged Miguel Angel Utrera-Espinosa of Wimauma with DUI manslaughter after a fatal car crash February 4th. Utrera-Espinosa’s blood-alcohol level was allegedly measured at 0.079 about three hours after the crash. While Florida law presumes impairment... [Read More]
Last July, Brittany Wentz of Tampa died from injuries sustained in a car crash at Interstate 275 and Himes Avenue. More than six months later, the driver of the car she was riding in has been arrested and charged with... [Read More]
An Alabama jury acquitted Gabe Watson of murdering his wife during an Australian honeymoon in 2003. Watson previously spent 18 months in an Australian jail for the drowning death of his new wife Tina during a diving trip, where he... [Read More]
Neha Patel of Lakeland was charged in Polk County this week with first-degree murder related to the death of her 1-year-old son, Ishan. Polk County Sheriff’s Office investigators say that Patel slapped the one-year old on Thursday and then purposefully... [Read More]
Officers with the St. Petersburg Police street crimes unit arrested Lemon James Lane this week after receiving a tip that he was dealing marijuana to students at Boca Ciega High School. According to law enforcement, students were leaving during the... [Read More]
Locations: Florida, Pinellas County, St. Petersburg
Criminal Charges: Drug CrimesAs reported by the Tampa Bay Times and Channel 8 News, the Pinellas County murder trial of Stephanie Spurgeon began last week. Ms. Spurgeon is being defended by attorneys Bjorn Brunvand and Ron Kurpiers. Ms. Spurgeon is a former Palm... [Read More]
A federal judge in Tampa sentenced Elias Estupinan Rengifo of Colombia to 135 months in federal prison for conspiring with others to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine on-board vessels subject to the jurisdiction of... [Read More]
Kristian C. Brooks-Marlar of Lakeland has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Matthew Ross McCraney, also of Lakeland. Polk County sheriff’s detectives allege that Brooks-Marlar and McCraney got into a fight early last Sunday morning. The two... [Read More]
Two and a half years after the August 2009 car crash that killed Leigh Ann Hallett and Robert Hallett of New Port Richey, 27-year-old Michelle Marie Jensen was charged with DUI manslaughter and arrested. After being booked into the Pinellas... [Read More]
Michael Andrew Del-Freo of Hudson, Florida was charged with driving under the influence after a hit-and-run crash with a motorcycle earlier this week. The crash left two people critically injured according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to the highway... [Read More]
Locations: Florida, Hudson, Pasco County
Criminal Charges: DUI
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