A Florida mother charged last month with child abuse has now been charged with her 2-ear-old son’s murder. Rebecca Louise Gussage-Johnston, 24, was initially arrested on May 19 after the toddler died from injuries he suffered a day before, when Gussage-Johnston admitted to “punishing” the boy because he was “acting out,” WESH reported. After the …
A judge on Thursday set bond at $154,000 for the Florida woman accusing of shooting and killing her neighbor through her own front door earlier this week. Susan Lorincz, 58, was arrested on Tuesday for the death of Ajike “AJ” Owens on June 2. Marion County officials delayed making an arrest in the case to …
A Florida man ended an argument with another man over the weekend by pouring gasoline over the other man and lighting him on fire. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Earl Hargrove Jr. and another man got into a verbal dispute at a Mobil gas station in Tampa, Fox News reported. With the dispute seemingly …
A Florida father has been arrested on manslaughter charges after he shot and killed his toddler son. St. Petersburg police said Armani Creary, 2, was shot shortly after 8 p.m. at the home and he and his father shared with the dad’s parents, WTVT reported. Aaron Creary, 22, reportedly got into a fight with his …
A Florida woman was arrested Saturday, accused of barreling down a beach at 50 miles per hour, narrowly missing families enjoying the day on the water’s edge with their dogs. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said that Sarah Ramsammy, 26, narrowly missed a child and had a blood alcohol level of almost twice Florida’s legal …
A Florida mother who disappeared last July has been found safe in Ohio. Erica Johnson, 37, was last seen on July 8 at the bus station in Cape Coral, where security cameras captured her boarding a Greyhound bus bound for Tampa carrying a travel pillow, luggage, and a pet rabbit, CrimeOnline reported. Her family reported …
Florida sheriff’s deputies arrested a blood-soaked man Wednesday after he allegedly beat his grandmother to death with a hammer and severely injured his grandfather. Anthony Michael Corrado, 34, was charged with second degree murder and aggravated battery on a person over age 65, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said only …
A Florida couple has been charged with child neglect after their toddler was left in a locked car for about 14 hours. The 2-year-old girl was pronounced dead at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday after a 911 call came in 15 minutes earlier. Holmes County Sheriff John Tate said the girl’s body temperature was 107 …
Two families broke into an all out brawl on Monday at Disney’s Magic Kingdom theme park in Florida, prompting an elderly couple to intervene before park security could arrive. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said it also responded to the fist-flying fight, which started because one family asked another to move from in front of …
A 13-year-old boy was arrested after he exchanged gunfire with police during a chase through a residential neighborhood in Lakeland. One officer was shot in the foot, and the teen was also taken to the hospital with a gunshot wounds to the leg and abdomen, where he is recovering while in police custody, WKMG reported. …
A Florida man going through a dumpster found a dead newborn in a bag, prompting Lakeland police to begin an investigation to find the parents. Lakeland Police Chief Sammy Taylor Jr. told WTSP the baby was found in dumpster behind the Just Move fitness center and still had the umbilical cord attached. He said investigators …
A Florida sheriff’s department special victims unit detective has been arrested, accused of falsifying information in dozens of sex crimes cases and threatening one victim with deportation. Detective Demetrious Campbell, a 21 year veteran of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, has been charged with nine counts of official misconduct and one count of extortion, WTVJ …
