Florida authorities are charging Cory Hill, whose estranged wife was found shot to death in his storage unit over the weekend, with first degree murder with a firearm. “Detectives will continue building the case in order to bring Shakeira Rucker’s family the justice they seek,” the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement announcing …
The body of a missing Florida mom was found late Saturday afternoon in a storage unit registered in the name of her estranged husband. Shakeira Rucker, 37, was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds after a strong smell was reported coming from the unit, West Orlando News reported. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Cory …
Florida police officers arrested an 18-year-old convicted felon for shooting his 20-year-old brother during a dispute over a video game console. The shooting took place Thursday morning while officers were still in the parking lot of the apartment building, where they’d been called over the disturbance between Jalynn Joseph and his brother, the Sebastian Police …
A Florida man was arrested last week will killing his husband earlier this year and staging a fake crime scene while disposing of actual evidence. Herbert Swilley, 55, has been charged with first degree murder in the death of Timothy Floyd Smith, 59, in March, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Marion County deputies …
A 13-year-old Florida honors student has been charged as an adult for the murder of his mother earlier this month as she slept next to his newborn half-sister. Derek Rosa was not in court on Friday to face the first degree murder charge in the October 12 stabbing death of Irina Garcia, 39. His father …
A Florida couple have been arrested after they met a man on social media, beat him, robbed him, cut his throat and tossed him off a bridge into the Escambia River. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said the victim survived the ordeal and swam to shore, where he flagged down a deputy and told his …
A Florida jury took about 5 hours this week to convict an Orlando man of killing his wife after she refused to appear on a home renovation reality TV show. David Tronnes, 55, was charged with first degree murder in the death of Shanti Cooper-Tronnes, 39, on April 24, 2018, as CrimeOnline reported. Tronnes initially …
The “disgruntled” ex-husband of a Florida school teacher shot and killed himself in front of the rear entrance to Farnell Middle School as dozens of students were arriving for an early start program. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said that two students a few feet behind 52-year-old Jason Layman saw the shooting. “They didn’t panic, …
Five-year-old twins were found dead in Florida afer their mother jumped off a bridge into Lake Jesup to her death. A motorist saw a car pulled on the shoulder of the State Road 417 bridge and a woman sliding out of the passenger side window at about 8:45 a.m. before jumping into the water, Seminole …
Police in Leon County, Florida, have issued a missing and endangered alert for two children who have disappeared south of Tallahassee. The sheriff’s office says that Harley Quinn Bohanen, 3, and Anglelic Lerissa Harvey, 11, were last seen at about 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Investigators provided photos but no further information. Anyone with information should …
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Florida detectives last week arrested a 53-year-old grandmother for the death of her 11-month-old grandson, who died more than a year ago of an overdose of an antihistamine. Tibina Louissant was taken into custody in Broward County on Friday and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child. Prosecutors said that two baby bottles filled with …
