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UPDATE: Prosecutors reduce charges against woman accused of turning in estranged husband’s illegal guns

 UPDATE: Prosecutors reduce charges against woman accused of turning in estranged husband’s illegal guns
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Prosecutors have reportedly reduced criminal charges against a Florida woman accused of taking firearms out of an allegedly abusive husband’s residence last month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Courtney Irby was reportedly arrested on multiple serious charges after allegedly breaking into her estranged husband’s home to retrieve illegally owned guns, which she surrendered to police. According …

Social worker kept social media accounts to store and share child porn files: Cops
child endangerment
December 22, 2018

Social worker kept social media accounts to store and share child porn files: Cops

Authorities in Florida say a 28-year-old social worker is facing criminal charges of possessing a range of illegal child pornography. According to WESH, authorities arrested Bartow resident William Smith at his home on Friday and jailed him on suspicion of using social media to obtain child porn. Local police opened an investigation after receiving a …

Substitute gym teacher put middle schooler in chokehold for ‘trash-talking’: Report
Child Abuse
April 16, 2018

Substitute gym teacher put middle schooler in chokehold for ‘trash-talking’: Report

A substitute gym teacher at a Florida middle school is facing criminal charges for allegedly grabbing a 12-year-old boy by his neck and pushing him into a wall. According to The Lakeland Ledger, Robert Knight, 39, was arrested after a Westwood Middle School student told a school resource officer about an altercation that happened a day earlier. The …