A Florida sheriff’s deputy has resigned rather than be fired after investigators say he was watching porn when he crashed into another car stopped for a school bus last November. Tristan Macomber initially said his patrol vehicle’s brakes “locked up” when he tried to stop on November 6. The crash caused his airbag to deploy. …
A Florida woman was charged this week with murder in the death of her boyfriend’s 9-year-old daughter earlier this summer. Tyshael Martin, 34, has been charged with first degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and child neglect in the June 17 death of Jamaria Sessions, WFTV reported. Lake County sheriff’s investigators said they found video on …
Florida authorities announced Monday they had arrested a woman for her role in the death of a deputy sheriff during an ambush and shootout at a Lake County home Friday night. Julie Sulpizio, 48, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder of a law enforcement officer, seven counts of attempted murder, felony battery/strangulation, two counts of …
Three people, including a Florida deputy sheriff, were killed in what the local sheriff called an ambush Friday night in Lake County. The slain deputy was identified as Master Deputy Sheriff Bradley Michael Link, 28, who came to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office in 2019 after serving two years with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. …
A Florida woman was arrested Thursday on child abuse charges after she rolled her Jeep into a ditch, trapping her baby in the back seat, and told a witness not to call 911. Josefina Lopez, 21, was charged with DUI with property damage, and abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child, WKMG reported. The …
Neighbors in an Illinois town came to the aid of a 66-year-old woman Tuesday night after a man dragged her out of her home and tried to rape her. Henry M. Yates, 22, was captured by police and charged with attempted criminal sexual assault, unlawful restraint, aggravated battery, and resisting a peace officer, The Lake …
An Illinois man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend’s 9-year-old daughter multiple times. The Beach Park Fire Department transported the girl by ambulance to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, where she was reported to be in critical condition, The Lake and McHenry County Scanner reported. The Lake County …
A suburban Chicago man pleaded guilty but mentally ill last week to drowning his three young children, apparently because he was angry with his estranged wife. Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said that Jason Karels, 36, will be sentenced to life without parole early next year, The Asssociated Press reported. Round Lake Beach police …
An Illinois woman is charged with intentionally running over her boyfriend in her car, leaving him with significant injuries. Emily Mora, 27, has been charged with aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, two counts of domestic battery, two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle, …
An Illinois woman was arrested earlier this month after she allegedly accused her neighbors of practicing witchcraft and lit fire at their front door using rubbing alcohol. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Lillian Lewis said that 38-year-old Kimberley S. Brown was charged with residential arson and aggravated battery of a police officer, the Lake and …
A Florida nursing assistant has been charged with aggravated abuse and neglect of an elderly person after she allegedly posted a photo showing her abusing a dementia patient for social media likes. Gabriel Woods was arrested on Wednesday and released on a $2,000 bond. On Thursday, she posted a link to an article about her …
A Georgia woman has been arrested in connection with the murders of a Florida couple last week at a senior living community in Mount Dora. Vickie Williams, 50, has been extradited back to Florida. She was initially charged with the theft of a vehicle belonging to Darryl and Sharon Getman, who were found dead in …
