Florida deputies on Saturday arrested a man they say shot friends of his ex-girlfriend as they tried to protect her. One of them was killed. John Jacob Thornton reportedly showed up at a Clay County residence, looking for his ex. He was met by a 23-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman who told him to …
A Florida couple has been charged with manslaughter after a family friend found their 8-month-old daughter dead from a fentanyl overdose earlier this month. Investigators say that Nicholas Alexander put the baby in a playpen to sleep around midnight on May 31, WFLA reported. The little girl’s mother, Carissa Alexander, told detectives the girl was …
A Florida woman has been charged with neglect after a puppy bit a baby’s hand when she left her alone to take a shower, resulting in the girl losing several fingers. The incident took place on February 14, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Chloe Wisniewski, 21, told investigators she was feeling ill and …
A Florida woman is charged with shooting her boyfriend to death early Saturday morning and claiming it was self-defense. Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the home on Big Coppitt Key before 3 a.m. Saturday when they got a call from the couple’s roommate saying Tyler Nulisch, 30, “is in bad shape. He’s hurt …
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 …
