February 20, 2024 Woman, 92, asking to get out of prison for hit-and-run that injured 2 bicyclists Two people out on a bike ride ended up in the hospital after an elderly woman in a Mercedes struck. The car’s hood and windshield damage helped solve the case.
February 7, 2024 Child pornography suspect free with GPS monitor, other conditions after judge reduces bond A man arrested twice in the past year on child pornography charges is out of jail, at least for now, and he has a judge to thank.
January 24, 2024 Arrested despite ‘way much worse things going on in the world than me,’ officer says A DUI suspect was pulled over after she made a left turn on a red light and her “vehicle struck the curb while maneuvering the turn,” her arrest report said.
January 11, 2024 Teen shot victim 14 times ‘until the gun was empty,’ tied him in air mattress, police say A teenager and underage boy are facing charges in the killing and desecration of an acquaintance, and the gun used was reportedly fired more than a dozen times.
January 8, 2024 How does a woman behind bars become pregnant? That’s what her mother wants to know A murder suspect being held behind bars without bail for 18 months had some news for her mother on Christmas: She was pregnant.
January 5, 2024 Felony drug charge against WWE wrestler dropped, only possession of cannabis misdemeanor remains The professional wrestler who was arrested on marijuana charges after a traffic stop is no longer facing a felony.
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 Florida man convicted of voting with his late father’s ballot in 2020 presidential election A Florida man was convicted of voting with his late father’s ballot in 2020 and his lawyer, a former state representative, immediately filed for a new trial.
November 9, 2023 Want to be a lawyer but have trouble taking tests? The requirements are changing in some states It used to be that students would graduate law school and pass a bar exam in order to practice, but times are changing in a number of states.
October 12, 2023 The verdict is in: Father of ‘boy in the box’ guilty on all charges, taken to jail The jury found Timothy Ferriter guilty of all charges and the father of the “boy in the box” expressed shock when the judge said he would not be going home, but rather booked into jail.
October 10, 2023 ‘A very inappropriate way’: Whose case did defense expert help in ‘boy in the box’ trial? A defense expert witness in the “boy in the box” case was so critical of how Timothy Ferriter dealt with his son’s behavior that she may have hurt his case.
October 3, 2023 Trump trial: Limited gag order for disparaging judge’s principal law clerk on social media Donald Trump and lawyers for both sides met with the judge in his civil business fraud trial and Trump deleted a disparaging social media post from the morning about the judge’s principal law clerk.
September 26, 2023 Family who fled to US over right to homeschool children faces deportation after 15 years A nonprofit group is taking up the case of a family it says faces deportation from the U.S., 15 years after arriving for the right of parents to homeschool their children.
January 4, 2023 Despite claiming ‘That didn’t happen,’ George Santos could face 15-year-old fraud charge The latest allegation against George Santos isn’t that he lied, but that he stole, and his notoriety could lead to him being charged with fraud by the end of the week.
November 27, 2022 Revolving door stops after 3rd arrest in 4 months, 2 straight from seatbelt violations Detectives assigned to the department’s Gang and Habitual Offender Suppression Team unexpectedly arrested a man who was part of the latter.
November 25, 2022 Sex battery suspect told girl to ‘hide’ with him, then ran 800 miles away, detective says Perhaps even more disturbing than the details of this case, authorities said, “The latest of many reported incidents occurred within the last 16 hours.”
November 21, 2022 Parents of Stanley Davis III, killed on dirt bike, suing city and fired police officer The parents of Stanley Davis III filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Boynton Beach and a former police officer over the death of their son, almost a year ago.
November 18, 2022 Answer to suit: ‘Publix denies any liability’ for grandmother, toddler’s murders in store “Publix denies any liability” for the murders of a grandmother and toddler at its grocery store on Royal Palm Beach Boulevard last year.
November 16, 2022 Accused killer from 1983 changes mind, takes plea bargain, gets out of jail The man charged with murdering a young woman back in 1983 was released from jail after going to court and taking a plea bargain.
October 26, 2022 4 convictions, 7 acquittals for man behind crash that killed 4 people in a family The man responsible for the crash that killed four people in Delray Beach, more than four years ago, has now been convicted of four counts of vehicular homicide. Each is a second-degree felony.
October 25, 2022 Dad sues Palm Beach Co. schools, says teacher ‘put up 2 gay pride’ flags, ‘proselytized’ A father in Palm Beach County is suing the school district — along with his 12-year-old son’s school, the principal, and teacher — but not exactly under a controversial new Florida law.
July 28, 2022 Judge: ‘Defense has been provided more than enough time,’ no 45-day continuance for Cruz There won’t be a 45-day postponement right in the middle of Nicholas Cruz’s sentencing trial.
July 6, 2022 Teacher accused of sex with minor in classroom closet offered plea deal The teacher charged with having sex with a former student in his classroom’s oversized closet will be deciding whether to take a plea bargain from the state.
May 19, 2022 Man charged with murder wants makeup applied to cover facial tattoos at trial Five important rulings are expected more than a decade after a man was shot to death during a drug sale. One of them involves letting the defendant cover his facial tattoos.
April 11, 2022 Driver crashes, runs; half-dozen passengers in front, back and trunk fly out of Mercedes A half-dozen young people were taken to hospitals after a wild, scary ride ended with a horrific crash. Now, the driver who apparently walked away from his friends and the mess is facing more than a dozen criminal charges.
March 31, 2022 Ferriters claim kids hacked their email, want that info kept out of their abuse trial The couple in Jupiter charged with aggravated child abuse for keeping their teenage son in a box in their garage are claiming one or more of their children hacked their email and that could affect their trial.
March 18, 2022 Police: Bridge tender didn’t tell the truth, supervisor texted what to tell police Authorities say the drawbridge tender who was working when 79-year-old Carol Wright fell to her death didn’t tell the truth about what happened.
March 7, 2022 Exclusive: Box where boy was allegedly locked up has been torn down, removed The couple charged with aggravated child abuse for allegedly keeping their 14-year-old son locked in a box have had it demolished and removed from their garage.
March 1, 2022 Contractor saw red flags in building box for Jupiter couple charged with child abuse CBS12 News spoke exclusively with the builder hired by the couple charged with physically abusing and forcing their 14-year-old son to live in a wooden box in their garage.
February 14, 2022 ‘Her 79-year-old arms and hands gave way;’ lawyer for drawbridge victim’s family speaks The woman who fell to her death from the Royal Park Bridge in West Palm Beach last week has been identified as 79-year-old Carol Wright.
February 10, 2022 Lawyer: Boy in box ‘fantasizes about killing people’ The lawyer for the parents charged with keeping their 14-year-old adopted son in a box in their garage is telling her clients’ side of the story.
February 9, 2022 Inside a 14-year-old’s 8×8 garage ‘room’ and the punishments he endured “Thousands of videos” showed a 14-year-old boy “being repeatedly locked inside of his room daily.”