Florida

‘I’m going to commit manslaughter on Tuesday’: Teen allegedly threatens to kill classmates who bullied him for painting his nails

 ‘I’m going to commit manslaughter on Tuesday’: Teen allegedly threatens to kill classmates who bullied him for painting his nails
Bullies

Police in Lakeland, Florida, arrested a high school student for a Snapchat video where he allegedly threatened to kill his “hick” classmates who bullied for painting his nails. According to WFTS, Jared Gleydura, 18, was arrested Thursday after someone tipped off police about the alleged video. Officers allegedly took the Lakeland High School student to an …

Prosecutors seeking death penalty for Nikolas Cruz in Florida school shooting
Mass shooting
March 13, 2018

Prosecutors seeking death penalty for Nikolas Cruz in Florida school shooting

By CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The former student charged with killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month will face the death penalty, prosecutors said Tuesday. Nikolas Cruz, 19, is scheduled for formal arraignment Wednesday on a 34-count indictment, including 17 first-degree murder charges. Cruz’s attorneys have said he would …

Middle school teacher hosted white supremacist podcast: Report
Teacher Scandals
March 5, 2018

Middle school teacher hosted white supremacist podcast: Report

School officials in Florida have removed a middle school teacher from her classroom after it was alleged that she secretly hosted a white nationalist podcast and tweeted about exterminating Muslims. HuffPost first reported that Dayanna Volitich, 25, a social studies teacher at Crystal River Middle School, hosted a podcast called “Unapologetic” under the pseudonym “Tiana Dalichov.” The …

Cops foil elaborate armored truck heist with dramatic highway showdown [Video]
Organized crime
March 3, 2018

Cops foil elaborate armored truck heist with dramatic highway showdown [Video]

Authorities in Florida say they were able to thwart a trio of would-be armored bank truck robbers with deadly intentions after an informant advised federal agents of a plot that was reportedly two years in the making. According to USA Today, the three suspects were arrested on Feb. 20, just hours before the heist was …

Married teacher sends 14-year-old student nude pics, buys him weed and sneaks him away for late-night dates: Cops
Teacher Scandals
February 28, 2018

Married teacher sends 14-year-old student nude pics, buys him weed and sneaks him away for late-night dates: Cops

Authorities in Florida have arrested a middle school teacher on suspicion of carrying out an illicit relationship with a 14-year-old student. According to Newsweek, police believe the married 26-year-old teacher began taking an inappropriate interest in the student in November, which played out with her sending him nude images of herself and purchasing marijuana for …

Veteran dad left in near-vegetative state after VA computer stops his life-saving meds, daughter says
Politics and Crime
February 26, 2018

Veteran dad left in near-vegetative state after VA computer stops his life-saving meds, daughter says

The daughter of an Air Force veteran is demanding answers after a Veteran Affairs computer system allegedly stopped her father’s prescription pills for a brain injury–which she said resulted in him slipping into a near-vegetative state. Brandye Jackson, the daughter of Air Force veteran Tom Barr, told WFLA that her father was temporarily “flat” because a …

Deputy never entered school during mass shooting ‘because he believed the gunfire was coming from outside’: Attorney
Mass shooting
February 26, 2018

Deputy never entered school during mass shooting ‘because he believed the gunfire was coming from outside’: Attorney

By KELLI KENNEDY, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The sheriff’s deputy assigned to guard the Florida high school that was the scene of a mass shooting never entered the building to confront the suspect because he believed the gunfire was coming from outside, his attorney said Monday. Scot Peterson has …

Shooting survivors endure new assault from vicious online trolls who accuse them of being ‘crisis actors’, attention seekers
School Crimes
February 22, 2018

Shooting survivors endure new assault from vicious online trolls who accuse them of being ‘crisis actors’, attention seekers

By ALINA HARTOUNIAN, Associated Press One student was teased about being a “brown, bald lesbian.” Another was the target of conspiracy theorists who claimed he was really an actor. When a group of teens posed for a photo, they were accused of lapping up attention from the news cameras and “partying like rock stars.” Just days …