A Gainesville, Florida, mother is accused of partaking in a fatal drug binge with her child’s father in the presence of their 4-year-old daughter. The Gainesville Sun reports that police arrested Taylor Perry, 23, Monday on child abuse charges. According to an arrest report, Perry was entering a rehabilitation program for her substance abuse issues. …
A Polk County, Florida, inmate awaiting trial for allegedly killing his aunt and stabbing his father 23 times was found hanging from a sheet in an apparent suicide, as reported by Orlando Sentinel. WFTS reports that Pedro Vega Jr., 46, was found dead in his isolation cell during a Sunday night inmate check. A detention deputy found Vega …
A Florida mother who reportedly confessed to killing a male teenager accused of raping the woman’s 6-year-old daughter, is being charged with murder, according to prosecutors. MSN News reports that on on July 7, 2016, Connie Serbu allegedly chased Xavier Sierra, 18, into a secluded, wooded area in Naples, where she and her brother confronted the teen …
Police said a Florida man arrested on drug trafficking charges tried to hide more than $1,000 in his rectum. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MSCO) said Pattreon Stokes, 26, was pulled over for speeding early Saturday morning. After smelling marijuana, officers allegedly recovered rock cocaine, 197 grams of methamphetamine, and 4 grams of heroin from Stokes’ …
The Florida State Attorney’s Office recently released photos of accused killer Russell Tillis’ now-demolished Florida home, where a woman was reportedly killed at in 2016. ABC First Coast News reports that 30-year-old Jodi Lynn Gunter’s dismembered remains were found at 3551 Bowden Circle in Jacksonville in 2016, a home where accused murderer Russell Tillis, 55, lived in …
Authorities found an Ormond Beach, Florida, woman dead Sunday after her daughter received an ominous letter detailing her death. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that an officer discovered the decomposing body of Debra Jean Place, 62, during a 10:41 a.m. wellness check. The officer went to the Ridgecrest Mobile Home Park after Place’s daughter, Millisi Wells, reportedly got a letter from …
The six-month search for two Tulsa, Oklahoma, children has reportedly ended with the children’s safe return and their parents’ arrest. Christopher Smith and Shaquelle Cantrell are accused of taking off with their children during a supervised visit in February. According to KOKI, Department of Human Services (DHS) removed the couple’s 5-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter from …
A Kissimmee, Florida, mom was caught reportedly drinking at a bar on Sunday while her two children waited in her car with no air conditioning. Click Orlando reports that on Sunday night at around 10:14 p.m., Larissa Rivera, 28, was inside the Butikin Orlando bar off of International Drive, drinking alcohol while her two children, …
A St. Petersburg, Florida, woman is accused of goading her 16-year-old daughter into fighting a girl who’s six months pregnant. Celena Sherri Troupe, 34, allegedly saw her daughter brawling another girl Friday. Instead of stopping the altercation, police said Troupe encouraged her to keep fighting, according to The Smoking Gun. “The defendant [Troupe] did not …
A federal judge in Tampa, Florida, denied prosecutors’ request to delay a trial due to Monday’s total eclipse. The Washington Post reported that a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) agent wanted to postpone court proceedings because he had prepaid for an eclipse trip. However, Judge Steven Merryday ruled that the trial, surrounding a felon …
Police say a Florida caregiver beat an elderly woman severely on Thursday and tried to set her house on fire all over an argument a will. New York Daily News reports that Roman Dusk, 65, became infuriated when the elderly lady informed him she planned to leave her home to someone else when she passed …
Orlando Police have released two 911 calls related to Myles Hill, the 3-year-old who died on August 7 after being left in a van for 12 hours. The Orlando Sentinel reported that police made two 911 calls public on Thursday. The first call was placed at 8 p.m. by Hill’s grandmother, Brenda Watts, to report …
