A Florida man has been charged with murdering his father while on a fishing trip off the coast of Marco Island on March 18. Investigators allege that other people on the boat witnessed the crime. According to media reports, the defendant, a 30-year-old Copeland...
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Month: March 2019
Man accused of selling cocaine near a school
On March 21, a 30-year-old Florida man was arrested for allegedly attempting to sell cocaine close to a school. The incident took place in Fort Walton Beach in Okaloosa County. According to authorities, deputies from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's office took the...
Genetic genealogy leads to arrest in 34-year-old murder
New technologies are leading to the reopening of a Florida cold case from decades ago. In one case involving the murder of a 25-year-old woman in 1984, a man was arrested 35 years later due to DNA testing and the use of genetic genealogy. Pamela Cahanes was found...
Florida woman accused of shooting boyfriend over snoring
A 47-year-old woman was charged with aggravated battery and attempted murder on March 6 after allegedly shooting her boyfriend with a shotgun because he was snoring, according to a report from the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. Reports indicate that the shooting...
Celebrities charged in admissions scandal
Florida residents may have heard about a scandal involving celebrities paying a consultant to help their kids get into college. Individuals such as Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are said to have been involved with the scheme. It involved paying the consultant to...
Former Trump aide sentenced to prison time
Florida residents likely know who Paul Manafort is and have heard of the case against him. The former Trump campaign chairman was sentenced to 47 months in prison on charges of tax and bank fraud. The case was brought by Robert Mueller in connection with a probe into...
Florida authorities charge 14-year-old boy with murder
A 14-year-old Florida boy is facing first-degree murder charges for allegedly shooting a 39-year-old man to death in Mascotte during a botched drug deal on Feb. 10. He was arrested in Orlando on Feb. 28. The defendant was taken into custody at Southwest Middle School...
Man charged with murder in assassination-style killing
A 28-year-old Florida man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the assassination-style killing of a family friend. The alleged crime took place at approximately 11:35 p.m. on Feb. 15. According to the Lakeland Police Department,...
Florida sisters charged with murder
Authorities in Pinellas County have arrested two sisters for murdering their own elderly father in 2015. In March of that year, the man had died in a manner that didn't cause authorities to suspect foul play. Because he was an 85-year-old cancer patient, responding...
Six arrested during Florida drug bust
On Feb. 22, six individuals were arrested for allegedly dealing drugs out of a home in Wakulla County. The property was brought to the attention of authorities when several citizens complained that it was a "hot spot" for drug activity. Deputies from the Wakulla...
