March 13, 2024 Accused of battery on her mom: ‘Grabbed some of the grits she made & hit her in the face’ A woman with a history of arrests is accused of slapping her mother with a handful of grits over kitchen cleanliness and what to eat for breakfast.
March 11, 2024 Woman accused of leaving ‘crying, emotional’ boy at Chuck E. Cheese hours after party This case started when the folks at Chuck E. Cheese called police to say they found a boy who’d been left behind, apparently after a birthday party.
February 24, 2024 Boy fights his armed and bloody father who was stabbing his mother to death, police say A boy called 911 and told dispatch his father stabbed his mother, and there was blood all over the house. The arrest report details a violent series of events.
February 23, 2024 Child rape suspect seen on America’s Most Wanted arrested, his family celebrates with cops Seems an entire family, and arguably all of America – except for one particular person – are thrilled about a suspected child rapist’s arrest this week.
February 16, 2024 Sex offender claimed it’s ‘not fair’ he can’t ‘access social media,’ arrest report says A convicted sex offender is facing two dozen new criminal charges after authorities said he violated conditions of his probation.
February 6, 2024 High-speed chase for miles ‘with metal and rubber debris flying’ from tires, kids in back A sheriff’s deputy saw the registration on a driver’s white BMW had been expired for six months, and that’s the least of the driver’s problems now.
February 2, 2024 He ‘claimed to be a minor & agreed to meet up with [murdered offender] for sex,’ doc says A man has been arrested for murder and according to a court document, he “claimed to be a minor” in order to find and kill a pedophile.
February 2, 2024 Man known as ‘Satans Child’ sentenced to prison for raping 8-year-old, sharing video A tip led to an online media storage account associated with the username “Satans child,” and its owner is headed to prison for that and more.
January 23, 2024 Man charged with sexually assaulting children for decades, including infants and toddlers A man recently charged with sexually assaulting two children decades ago now faces new charges “involving infant and toddler-aged victims.”
January 18, 2024 Man’s child pornography arrest: ‘More charges are expected’ when encryption defeated A tip about a man uploading child pornography led to his arrest on a possession charge but authorities say “more charges are expected.”
January 12, 2024 Teacher facing 12 sex crime charges against former student over 2 years to be fired A teacher will soon be out of a job after she was indicted on a dozen criminal charges involving sexual misconduct with a teenage girl who was her student.
January 8, 2024 Got jury duty? Florida could join other states letting new moms be excused New moms in Florida may be able to get out of jury duty if a new proposal in the legislature passes. It already got unanimous committee votes.
December 27, 2023 Deadly family feud: 2 teen brothers charged after sister shot in fight over Christmas gifts, sheriff says A young mother was shot to death on Christmas Eve during an argument over gifts, and her two teenage brothers are facing criminal charges.
December 26, 2023 ‘Passed out’ in a parked pickup with a tire propped up on the median, someone unexpected in back Somebody in a quiet residential neighborhood called the sheriff’s office about a suspicious vehicle and the deputy who responded got a bit of a surprise.
December 22, 2023 Restaurant owner who lived ‘lavish lifestyle’ with ‘private tennis court’ sentenced to prison for tax fraud A restaurant owner who prosecutors said “maintained a lavish lifestyle” has been sentenced to federal prison for tax fraud.
December 22, 2023 Case manager charged with not making Dept. of Children & Families home visits, falsifying records A former case manager with Florida’s Department of Children and Families was arrested and charged with falsifying home visit records.
December 21, 2023 Mother of 8-year-old girl killed when she crawled under train to catch bus sentenced to prison The California mother who sent her children crawling under a train so they wouldn’t miss the bus has been sentenced to prison.
December 21, 2023 Alleged victim says after-school program worker sexually assaulted him 100 times, 2nd boy says 50 A man who worked at an after-school program is charged with sexually assaulting 4 boys. Authorities put out an old photo of him to help any others come forward.
December 15, 2023 Former middle school teacher pleads guilty, receives sentence for sex with 14-year-old boy A former middle school teacher has pleaded guilty to six criminal charges for repeatedly having sex with a 14-year-old student, and she has been sentenced.
December 15, 2023 Cruise ship counselor charged with abusive sexual contact with two 6-year-old girls A man who worked as a youth counselor on a cruise ship has been arrested on two counts of abusive sexual contact with a minor.
December 15, 2023 Florida man caught with more than 23,000 images, videos of child pornography headed to prison A man in Florida is guilty of receiving and possessing images and videos of child pornography, and he’ll be going to prison.
December 15, 2023 Wife missing, husband found with child sex abuse material, feds say A man is under arrest for possession of child sex abuse material and the feds say the case started with the investigation into his wife’s disappearance.
December 13, 2023 Florida facing federal lawsuits: Mom for transgender treatment, teachers over personal pronoun law Three teachers in Florida filed a federal lawsuit over a state law on titles and pronouns in schools, and a trial is underway over restricting treatment for transgender people with puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
December 11, 2023 Man raped child, then terrorized mother years later: ‘I should have killed her when I had the chance’ A man who raped a child and then returned to cause trouble at the victim’s home, years later, has been sentenced to decades behind bars.
December 1, 2023 Man who ‘recorded himself performing oral sex on a child’ pleads guilty, faces 30 years in prison A man who authorities said “recorded himself performing oral sex on a child” pleaded guilty to a charge of production of visual depictions involving sexual exploitation of minors.
November 30, 2023 Man charged with 2-month-old’s ‘broken bones and severe bruising’ on infant’s chest, legs, back, head, hands A man is being held without bond after an infant was admitted to the hospital with broken bones and severe bruising. Christopher Timko was arrested on Thursday.
November 29, 2023 Man charged with stabbing mother of his children 100 times, burning apartment, killing infant A man in Florida is charged with murder, attempted murder, and arson in a gruesome crime. The victims were his three children and their mother.
November 28, 2023 2-year-old boy kills himself, felon gun owner tries hard to avoid arrest A man in Michigan is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and federal prosecutors said his gun killed a two-year-old boy.
November 20, 2023 Serial molester convicted of child exploitation, sex offender registration, firearm offenses and hacking NFL jumbotron A man in Florida has been convicted of a long list of charges and the feds say his many crimes took place over several years.
November 17, 2023 DeSantis administration loses another round on drag shows, sued over banning Students for Justice in Palestine Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration are facing two challenges and they’re not related to his presidential campaign.
November 17, 2023 Aryan Brotherhood gang member who tried to bribe officers with drugs, guns gets 30-year prison sentence A member of a hate group is going to prison for drug crimes, rather than acts of violence, a district attorney near Dallas announced.
November 15, 2023 Newly convicted murderer got a jailhouse call from his mother. Now she’s charged with murder The mother of a newly-convicted murderer is also behind bars after she made a recorded call to her son in jail. She was arrested at the airport, waiting to board an overseas flight.