Jury finds Othal Wallace guilty of manslaughter in shooting death of Daytona Beach police officer
After jurors did not reach a verdict Friday in the murder trial of a man accused of fatally shooting a Daytona Beach police officer in 2021, deliberations are expected to continue Saturday morning.
Jury deliberating murder trial for accused cop killer Othal Wallace to continue Saturday
Jurors in the murder trial of a man accused of fatally shooting a Daytona Beach officer in 2021 will deliberate to determine whether he is guilty of murder.
Jury could begin deliberations by end of week in Othal Wallace murder trial
More witnesses will take the stand Wednesday in the murder trial of Othal Wallace, who is accused of fatally shooting a Daytona Beach police officer in June 2021.
Father of Othal Wallace, man accused of fatally shooting Daytona Beach police officer, testifies during trial
Testimony will continue in the murder trial for a man accused of shooting and killing a Daytona Beach police officer in 2021.
Body camera video shown, former Daytona Beach police employees take stand in Othal Wallace murder trial
The murder trial for a man accused of shooting and killing a Daytona Beach police officer in 2021 is set to begin.
Jury seated in trial of Othal Wallace, man accused of fatally shooting Daytona Beach police officer
Jurors have been selected in the trial of a man accused of shooting and killing a Daytona Beach police officer in 2021.
20-year-old Florida man poses as teen on app to rape 13-year-old girl, deputies say
A 20-year-old Jacksonville man is accused of pretending to be a teenage boy on a social media app to rape a 13-year-old in Clay County, according to News 6 partner WJXT.
Trial for man accused of killing Daytona Beach police officer moved to Clay County
The murder trial for the man accused of shooting and killing a Daytona Beach police officer in June 2021 has relocated to Clay County.
Florida Amber Alert canceled after 8-month-old found; father still sought
The Clay County Sheriffโs Office issued an Amber Alert on Thursday after a man was accused of taking off with his 8-month-old daughter.
World War II-era tugboat one step closer to coming home thanks to one manโs effort
A World War II-era tugboat that was built in Deland is one step closer to returning home. ST 479 โTigerโ is moored at the end of Pier 1 at Green Cove Springs in Clay County, just south of Jacksonville.
2 die when gyrocopter crashes, catches fire in Clay County, sheriff says
Two people died Saturday morning when an experimental helicopter known as a gyrocopter crashed and caught fire on private property off County Road 214 in the Melrose area of Clay County, Sheriff Michelle Cook said.
News4JAX reporter finds missing teen, Clay County deputies continue search for sister
A teenage girl that was reported missing in Clay County this weekend was found Sunday morning after she was spotted by a News4JAX reporter.
100 dogs, rabbits and other animals removed from โdeplorableโ Florida home, sheriff says
Crews rescued about 100 dogs, rabbits and other animals from a north Florida home with โdeplorable conditions.โ
Alert issued for missing 13-year-old Florida girl
Aleysha Hicks, 13, was last seen Jan. 18, 2021. CLAY COUNTY, Fla. โ UPDATE: The missing 13-year-old has been found safe, according to Orange Park police. EARLIER REPORT:The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has issued a missing child alert for 13-year-old Aleysha Hicks, of Clay County. According to authorities, she was last seen Monday in the 900 block of Kingsley Avenue in Orange Park. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call Port Orange police or the missing child hotline at 1-888-FL MISSING.
Florida senior citizens camp out in frigid temperatures for COVID-19 vaccine
By 7:30 p.m. on Monday, senior citizens in 200 vehicles were on the property, set to brave overnight temperatures in the low 40s. A couple of hours north, in Clay County, a small, north Florida region, people booked appointments online and walked in for their scheduled vaccination. About 83% of those who have died from the disease in Florida have been older than 65. According to state health department statistics, nearly 1.4 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and more than 22,000 people have died since the pandemic began. ___Associated Press journalists Tamara Lush in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Brendan Farrington in Tallahassee, Florida, contributed to this report.
Governor suspends Florida sheriff amid sex scandal investigation
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. โ A day after Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels surrendered to law enforcement to face criminal charges stemming from a sex scandal investigation, Gov. He is prohibited from receiving any pay or allowance and from any privileges of public office during the suspension. While deputies placed Smith in handcuffs, no criminal charges were filed against her. King noted in his letter: โI do not know Sheriff Daniels, his politics, his opponents, nor for that matter any citizen in Clay County. โTypically what will happen on a suspension is that you are entitled to a hearing in the Senate, but before you have that hearing in the Senate, the criminal charges have to be addressed, so those criminal charges will be front and center after Tuesday.โ
Florida sheriff: Iโll deputize gun owners if violent protests erupt
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. โ A Florida sheriff says he will deputize every gun owner in his county to put down any violent protests his deputies can't handle alone. Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels gave no indication in a three-minute video released Wednesday that any demonstrations are planned in his suburban Jacksonville county. Daniels, a Republican finishing his first term, is being challenged by six opponents in the upcoming election. Daniels, who is married, was accused of later having the woman falsely arrested. He issued an apology, but said he wouldnโt discuss specifics.