Author: Matt McCarthy
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Daytona Beach Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison After Murdering Roommate
During a hearing this week in Volusia County, defendant Durian Atwaters pled no contest to Second-Degree Murder and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. According to the Florida’s 7th District State Attorney announced the plea. Atwaters faced a prosecution team that possessed surveillance footage from a 7-Eleven in Daytona Beach during the early morning…
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Miami Man Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years in Prison for Cryptocurrency and Stock Scam
After a Miami man spent nearly two years defrauding victims of almost $1 million dollars for his investment scheme, he was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in federal prison earlier today. The judge also ordered forfeiture in the amount of $988,895.85. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, Ryan James…
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Tampa Area Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison
Another former trafficker of Fentanyl faced swift justice earlier today, as convicted felon Randell Alexander Love, 48, of Hillsborough County, Fla was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute it and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to the U.S.…
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UPDATE: Former Wellington Teacher Commits Suicide After Arrest for ‘Unlawful Sexual Activity’ with Female Minor
A former South Florida high school teacher arrested and accused of sex crimes with a student died from suicide. According to the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office, former Wellington Community High School math teacher, Charles Maglio, 54, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Maglio, 54 was arrested on Sept. 8 on charges of unlawful sexual…
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Police Search for Man Who Stole Car in Boynton Beach, Left Child at Hotel in Boca Raton
Boynton Beach police are searching for a man who authorities said stole a car with a 2-year-old child inside. According to police, a man in a white SUV drove up to a Mobil gas station, located at 850 West Gateway Boulevard, at approximately 6:30 a.m., then got into the victim’s vehicle. After taking the vehicle,…
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West Palm Beach Man Charged for Attempted First-Degree Murder After Shooting Into a Home
West Palm Beach Police announced the arrest of a man suspected of shooting into a home where his child and former girlfriend reside. According to police, Queintavious Dan’Quarrius Bean got into an argument with the ex-girlfriend, who is also the mother of their child, during a child exchange at the front door of the home. Bean…
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Broward County Sheriff Arrests Woman for Grandson’s Overdose Death
A grandmother in South Florida was arrested after her grandson overdosed on a powerful antihistamine known as cyproheptadine. According to Broward County Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Care Codd Sr., detectives arrested Tibina Louissant on Friday, Oct. 13, for aggravated manslaughter of a child. The arrest came less than 30 days after Broward County Regional Communications…
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Florida Man Suspected of Dumping 10,000 Pounds of Trash Along Roads of Monroe County
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement about Benjamin Scott Holroyd, who is suspected of dumping more than 10,000 pounds of trash across the Florida Keys. A 65-year-old Big Pine Key, Florida man was arrested Friday for leaving more than 10,000 pounds of trash on the side of the road. Benjamin Scott Holroyd was…
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St. Petersburg Police Ask Public to Help Find Person of Interest in House Fire Case
Below is an official statement from the St. Petersburg Police Department regarding their search for a person of interest involving a recent house fire. St. Petersburg Police is assisting with the investigation of a house fire at 6562 Pasadena Avenue North, on October 11th, where a man was found deceased. Detectives would like to speak…
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Cocoa Woman Arrested, Accused of Running Over Her Mother
Cocoa Police Department announced the arrest of a woman accused of driving a car over her own mother. According to police, the incident occurred at a residence on Temple St, when Amber Scheuren-Rusnak, also known by Amber Scheurene, got into an argument with her mother, yanked her out of the car, beat her, and then…
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Daytona Beach Area Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
A man convicted for trafficking fentanyl in the Daytona Beach area was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Javoris Edwards pled no contest to two counts of Trafficking in Fentanyl 28 grams or more, Conspiracy to Traffic in Fentanyl 28 grams or more and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and was sentenced…
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Man Shot, Killed After Ramming Car Into Sarasota County Sheriff’s Deputy
A man accused of leading Sarasota County Sheriff’s deputies on a chase and ramming a deputy was shot and killed by a law enforcement officer who says the driver tried to run him over. According to an official statement from Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, deputies attempted to pull over Michael Bajorek as he was driving…