A 30-year-old Florida man has been charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, kidnapping and first-degree murder in connection with a woman who disappeared on February 9. She was last seen at a 7-Eleven in Cocoa. A few days later, her body was discovered. The...
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Month: February 2019
An explanation of lewd and lascivious behavior laws in Florida.
Florida has a strict set of lewd and lascivious behavior laws that often carry substantial penalties. In many cases a charge can constitute a second or third-degree felony. Nearly all convictions may carry a prison sentence and the requirement that the defendant...
Florida rapper accused of murdering two friends
On Feb. 13, a Florida rapper was arrested for allegedly murdering two of his close friends last year. He had taken to Instagram to mourn the two men shortly after their deaths in October 2018. According to the Miramar Police Department, the rapper, who goes by the...
Florida bank gunman indicted on 5 counts of 1st degree murder
A grand jury has approved five counts of first-degree murder against the 21-year-old man accused of killing five women at a SunTrust bank location in Sebring. A state attorney for the 10th Judicial Circuit said that the severity of the crime justifies asking for the...
Tech billionaire’s lawyer wants drug trafficking charges dropped
Marketers want people in Florida who visit Las Vegas to think that what happens there stays there. This was not the case for a retired technology business billionaire who now faces charges of drug trafficking alongside his girlfriend after a stay at the Wynn Encore...
Florida authorities crack medical insurance fraud ring
Florida authorities have arrested 10 people for allegedly operating a medical billing fraud scheme in Fort Myers. A local television station reported that state investigators are still searching for four other people who may have been involved in the operation....
Authorities charge woman with 2nd degree murder
Police investigators in Winter Park concluded that a 65-year-old man died at the hands of his wife. The 45-year-old Florida woman had reported his death via a 911 call, but her conversation with the 911 operator raised suspicions about the death. After the woman said...
Members of biker gang plead guilty to distributing meth
On Feb. 4, 14 Florida residents pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine in Central Florida. The pleas were announced in a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Orlando. According to the release, the defendants conspired to distribute large...
11 inmates freed after deputy fired for faking drug tests
A Florida sheriff has released 11 people from jail after a deputy was fired for allegedly falsifying drug tests in order to make arrests. The deputy was let go on Jan. 14. According to media reports, a state attorney notified the Martin County Sheriff's Office that...
Florida man charged with killing parents, brother
A Florida man has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing his parents and brother. The bodies of the victims were discovered on Jan. 25 in their Seminole County home. According to media reports, the defendant, age 29, had recently been...