A social media influencer from Miami was charged last week with fraudulently obtaining hundreds of thousands in COVID relief funds and spending the money on a luxury automobile, a luxury apartment, and even plastic surgery. Daniela Rendon, 31, made her first appearance in court and was given a $150,000 bond, the Miami Herald reported. Prosecutors …
A 74-year-old Florida Lyft driver who disappeared after taking a fare from Delray Beach to Okeechobee has been found dead, his daughter says. Gary Levin was last heard from on January 30, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Florida officials said remains were found on Saturday near the Okeechobee County Agri-Civic Center, just two miles from where …
A Florida woman and a Tennessee man have been arrested for the murder of the woman’s estranged husband, found dead last month in Indian River County. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said that Gianni Coto, 28, went to the home of his wife, 31-year-old Trinity Bownes, on January 21 and got into an argument with her. …
A Florida teen accused of stabbing a classmate more than a hundred times on Mother’s Day 2021 pleaded guilty Monday morning to first degree murder. Jury selection in the trial of Aiden Fucci, 16, was set to begin Monday morning, but his decision to change his plea halted the proceeding, WJXT reports. Fucci was charged …
Two children taken from their Missouri home nearly a year ago were found safe last week at a grocery store in Florida. The High Springs Police Department said it found the two children and their non-custodial mother when a routine vehicle tag check alerted that the owner of the vehicle was a fugitive. Kristi Nicole …
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has taken the lead on the investigation of human remains found in Okeechobee County, just two miles from a missing Lyft driver’s last known location. On Thursday, police in North Carolina arrested a man who led them on a high-speed chase in the Lyft driver’s car, as CrimeOnline previously …
Police in North Carolina on Thursday arrested a man who led them on a cross-state chase driving a car belonging to a missing Florida Lyft driver. Rutherford County Sheriff Aaron Ellenburg said Matthew Scott Flores was taken into custody after a crash in Ellenboro, according to WLOS. The station said that Flores has warrants out …
A Florida high school principal has been arrested after he was caught on camera keying a person’s car in a supermarket parking lot Nathanial Fancher, principal of St. Cloud High School, faces a criminal mischief charge and has been placed on administrative leave, WOFL reported. A charging affidavit says that police were called to a …
An active duty US Marine is accused of flying from Louisiana to Florida to have sex with a 14-year-old girl he met online. The West Melbourne Police Department said that Sean Rudziewicz, 22, met the girl on the app Omegle and continued the relationship on Snapchat and Discord. On January 16, he flew from Louisiana, …
A 76-year-old Florida woman charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of her terminally ill husband — which police say was the result of a murder-suicide agreement — made her first court appearance on Sunday and was ordered held without bond. Ellen Gilland fatally shot Jerry Gilland, 77, in his Daytona Beach hospital …
A 30-year-old Florida woman was charged with manslaughter this week after a 4-month-old child died while co-sleeping with her. The Gulfport Police Department said it was the second time a child in the care of Nicole Iannone died while co-sleeping, WFLA reports. Arrest documents say Iannone was sleeping with the 4-month-old tucked in the bend …
Miami-Dade police are investigating after a man apparently stabbed his wife to death Saturday afternoon. Detective Angel Rodriguez said police were called to the home at about 2 p.m. and found a woman dead at the scene, WPLG reported. Rodriguez said a 911 caller said that a man had stabbed his wife, but no information …
