A Florida man, in jail after he was found running naked around a daycare, has now been charged with killing and decapitating his grandmother, then setting an Ocala home on fire to dispose of the remains. Nicholas James Trench, 31, was charged Thursday with second degree murder, first degree arson, and abuse of a dead …
Deputies in north Florida are investigating a reported kidnapping and rape that took place on Tuesday, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office says. The sheriff’s office said the victim reported being forced into a vehicle by an unknown suspect between 8 am and 9 am Tuesday on Baseline Road in Ocala. She said she was rendered …
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 3-week-old infant was knowingly placed into a foster home with a sexually aggressive teenage boy who raped her, according to a lawsuit filed last week in Marion County, Florida. The lawsuit charges that Kids Central, which manages child welfare in the Ocala region, and The Centers, which provides case management services, knew that the …
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A man suspected of fatally shooting a woman in a north Florida Walmart store on Saturday afternoon is hospitalized due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound and is not expected to survive his injuries, police said. In a Facebook post Saturday night, Ocala police identified the suspect as David Johnson, 54, and …
UPDATE: Ocala Police reported a suspect was arrested and transported to a local hospital for treatment of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had not been identified as of the latest reports available but was described as a 55-year-old black male. UPDATE: The suspect, a 55 year old black male, is in custody. He has a …
A Florida high school teacher was placed on administrative leave Tuesday amid accusations that he drowned at least two raccoons during class. Officials said Forest High School agriculture teacher Dewie Brewton was removed from class “pending the outcome of a district investigation,” according to the Ocala Star-Banner. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they’re investigating …
A criminal trial reportedly ended as the scene of a separate crime in Florida recently after four defendants were convicted of murder. According to Fox News three of the four convicted killers almost immediately became violent in the courtroom, with Troy Davis taking aim at defense attorney Daniel Hernandez. The incident was captured by surveillance …
