A Florida woman was arrested last week after she threatened multiple people with a gun, claiming that someone had stolen her cell phone. But when Key West Police responded, they found the phone in plain sight on the floorboard beneath Gail Marie Stephenson’s feet, WPLG reported. Police said they first got a call shortly after …
A Florida man has been charged with neglecting his elderly mother to the point she was malnourished, septic from infections, and suffering from open sores and infested with maggots. Jason Thomas Russell, 47, called 911 on Thursday and reported that his 79-year-old mother was unresponsive, the Tampa Free Press reported. When medics arrived, Russell had …
A Florida man suspected of killing his mother led deputies on a chase across county lines before attacking officers and even trying to choke a police dog. Devin Johnson, 28, was already facing a murder charge but after the chase from Lee County into Collier County on Tuesday, he now faces charges of fleeing and …
A Florida man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly chased and shot at a man test-driving a motorcycle in Lake County. Isaiah MacDonald was charged with multiple counts relating to the incident, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle, and discharging a firearm from a vehicle. The Lake …
A Florida couple was charged with first degree murder and child abuse in the death of their 12-year-old son earlier this year. Lee County sheriff’s deputies say that Louis and Quentosha Massaquoi failed to get medical treatment for the boy because of their religious beliefs, WBBH reported. The boy reportedly weighed just 58 pounds and …
A 16-year-old Florida boy has been charged as an adult with the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old boy during a fight over a PlayStation at a group home in Oakland Park. Ruben Whitworth was jailed on a second degree murder with a weapon charge on Thursday, WPLG reported. The murder of 14-year-old Jordan Dowdy took …
A Florida man faces multiple felony charges after he opened fire on a woman and her companion when she approached his house by mistake over the weekend. Roman Rawicki, 41, told police he thought the woman, identified as TP in a police report, was a prostitute and he feared for “his wife’s safety,” WFTV reported. …
Detectives running a Florida undercover operation netted a Michigan family practice doctor, charging him with soliciting a sexual relationship with a 5-year-old girl. The Port St. Lucie Police Department said that William Murdoch exchanged “stomach churning messages” with their undercover “mom,” detailing “his plan to groom the child and quickly turn the situation sexual.” The …
A Florida man was arrested on a domestic violence charge after his wife was found dead and floating in a nearby canal. Coral Springs Police said that Jeffrey Ernest Evans, 43, called 911 Monday night just before 9 p.m. and said his wife was having a “mental break” and needed assistance., WPLG reported. Six minutes …
A Florida mother went on trial this week for the death of her toddler son in 2021. Erica Dotson and her boyfriend, Joshua Manns, both face charges in the death of 3-year-old Jameson Nance, WESH reports, but a judge severed their cases earlier this year. A date has not been set for Manns’ trial. As …
A 79-year-old Florida man has been charged with the murder of his roommate at an assisted living facility in Miami. Jerome John Babij faces a second degree murder charge, according to WPLG. A police report says that officers were called to the Princess Gardens Assisted Living Facility at about 8:15 a.m. Tuesday for a report …
A 24-year-old Florida man has been charged with the stabbing death of his mother over the weekend. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it was called to a home Saturday afternoon to assist a “medical situation” with Jacksonville Fire and Rescue, WJXT reported. They found Lilian Ochoa-Menjivar, 55, suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was pronounced …
