US Marshals shot and killed Luis Zaragoza earlier this month while trying to take him into custody. His cell phone also provided ‘turn by turn’ directions to Jalajhia Finklea’s body.
A Florida man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting his disabled former mother-in-law for more than a year. According to WPLG, authorities became aware of Juan Granda, 57, in late July, after the 80-year-old victim reportedly informed her daughter — Granda’s ex-wife — of the alleged assaults. The victim claimed Granda raped her on …
Florida police announced Tuesday that a woman who was run over weeks earlier has died — and the four teens allegedly responsible for her death will be charged as adults. Suzette Penton, 52, died last week from injuries she sustained in the November 9 incident that resulted in the arrest of Elijah Stansell, 18. Penton …
A Florida fire captain shot and killed by a friend earlier this month was involved in “an ongoing conspiracy” to buy and sell narcotics with that friend, according to The Palm Beach Post. Jay Rind, 63, was charged with manslaughter and improper exhibition of a firearm in the November 2 death of James Gilliard, 48, …
A Florida woman was arrested last week for allegedly creating a fake dating profile to lure strangers to the home of her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend. Vanessa Huckaba, 29, was charged with cyberstalking and harassment for reportedly sending threatening messages and calling the 36-year-old woman in October and November. The victim continued to receive calls from …
A body found in a field off Interstate 95 in Florida is believed to be that of Jalajhia Finklea, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe last seen getting into a rented car driving by Floridian Luis Zaragoza on October 20 — the day before her 18th birthday — in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Boston.com reports. …
A Florida man was arrested Sunday morning after he allegedly attacked a new neighbor and threatened her with a machete, NBC 2 reports. Witnesses told Collier County sheriff’s deputies that Ronald Coyle Jr, 35, slammed the unnamed woman’s head onto a concrete driveway, pushed his thumbs into her eyes, and punched her back several times. …
A suspected serial rapist in Florida who was arrested in May — around the time a woman’s body was reportedly found in his car — has not been criminally charged in connection with her death. Treasure Coast Newspapers reports that Kano Brown Jr., 29, has not been charged in the death of Kathleen Black, 49, …
Deputies arrested a Florida man this week after an investigation revealed hundreds of images of child pornography, with the children involved ranging in age from 10 months old to early teens. Shawn Fitzgerald, 46, is a teacher and varsity soccer coach at Lakeland High School and the director of youth services at First Methodist Church …
A Georgia man was arrested Tuesday and charged with making plans to abduct a Florida boy he met online and turn the boy into his “sex slave,” the Pensacola News Journal reports. Alexander Ingram, 37, has been charged with unlawful use of a two-way communication device in the commission of a felony and interference of …
A mother heavily involved in the pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon has been arrested and charged with fatally shooting an amateur legal theorist after she became convinced he was working against her to regain custody of her children. Neely Petrie-Blanchard, 33, lost custody of her children long ago to the children’s grandmother and had enlisted the …
A Florida woman was charged Sunday with child neglect for allegedly leaving her boyfriend’s 7-year-old son in a cold bath for hours before his death. Though Shantay Belcher, 33, called 911 to report that her boyfriend’s son, Kyrie Gordon, was unresponsive, The Tampa Bay Times reports that she left the boy in cold water for …
