A Florida man was arrested on child neglect charges after he shoved his 10-year-old daughter out of his car and drove off overnight Tuesday. Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said that Hector Serrano Jr., 30, was driving with his daughter just after midnight in Kissimmee when he got into an argument with the girl’s grandparents, …
A Florida sheriff’s department credited tips from the public leading to the arrest of a man who shot and killed his friend while pistol whipping him over a missing pool pump. Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said deputies were called to the scene of the shooting at a home in St. Cloud on Saturday and …
An grand jury has indicted Stephan Sterns with first-degree murder in the death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, nearly two months after her body was found in a wooded area of Osceola County. The indictment alleges that Sterns killed Soto between February 25 and February 27, but no other details about the death were released, WOFL …
New documents released in the Florida case of Madeline Soto, a 13-year-old girl who went missing and was found dead days later, reveal the girl was a victim of sexual battery for years at the hands of her mother’s boyfriend. Stephan Sterns has been charged with sexual battery and possession of child sexual abuse material, …
The Florida man suspected of killing 13-year-old Madeline Soto appeared in court Saturday on charges of sexual battery and possession of child sexual abuse material, just hours after Soto’s body was found in rural Osceola County. Stephan Sterns, Soto’s mother’s boyfriend, refused to appear in court on Thursday after his arrest on Wednesday, as CrimeOnline …
A 37-year-old Florida mother was arrested on Monday after she admitted she strangled her 13-year-old son. Osceola County deputies were called to the home in St. Cloud by another family member who lived there and found the boy dead. Sheriff Marco Lopez said he had markings on his neck that were consistent with being strangled …
A 21-year-old Florida man has been charged with stabbing his mother to death and seriously injuring his sister in Kissimmee. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said that Stewart Sisley said his mother deserved to die “because she never pushed me to be a man,” WPEC reported. Police said Sisley admitted the gruesome murder but said …
A Florida sheriff’s deputy will be charged with a misdemeanor for firing a taser at a suspect that sparked a massive fireball and left the suspect with burns over 75 percent of his body. Osceola County Deputy David Crawford was also injured in the February 27 inferno, although he has long since been released from …
A 3-year-old girl is dead after her mother apparently forced her and an older sibling to drink bleach before ingesting some of the chemical herself. Joanne Zephir, 36, and the 3-year-old were found unconscious in her car Sunday morning near a church in Osceola County, according to WOFL. An 8-year-old was found in the roadway …
A high school track runner sucker-punched by another athlete during a race in Florida is considering pressing chargers or filing a lawsuit. The incident tool place last weekend during the Tohopekaliga Tiger Invitational in Kissimmee, according to TMZ Sports. The victim, wearing red and white, was leading the 1,600-meter race coming around a turn when …
A Florida woman has been charged with the death of her mother in Kissimmee on Saturday. Natalie Marie Gonzalez, 32, was expected to make a first appearance Sunday morning but did not after she became “extremely agitated” and jail officers had to use a Taser on her, a defense attorney said. The appearance was rescheduled …
According to authorities in Michigan, an 18-year-old woman from Leroy has been missing for more than a week. According to WBCK, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Department indicates Heather O’Kopski was last seen on Saturday as she left her job early Saturday morning. Since that time, she has reportedly not answered calls, which have gone directly …
