Woman accused in ambush attack that killed a Florida deputy indicted by a grand jury
A grand jury has indicted the Lake County woman accused of luring Lake County deputies into an ambush that killed one deputy and injured two others.
Man convicted of 1st-degree murder after selling fentanyl tied to Marion County overdose death
A 2021 overdose death in Marion County has since led to a guilty verdict of first-degree murder for the man who sold the fatal dose of fentanyl to the victim, according to the local state attorneyโs office.
Orange-Osceola State Attorneyโs office joins Animal Cruelty Task Force
The state attorneyโs offices of Floridaโs Ninth and Fifth judicial circuits will join forces in hopes to prevent and prosecute animal cruelty cases at a new level.
Death penalty sought in Lake County child rape case, a first for Florida
The state attorney representing Lake County is seeking the death penalty against a man indicted on child sexual battery charges, a first under Floridaโs new law that allows that sentence for child rape cases.
โHeinous crime:โ Marion man gets life sentence after beating girlfriend to death with bat
Chad Anciaux, 36, had chased his girlfriend out of a hotel room and struck her nearly 20 times with a metal baseball bat, a release shows.
Family of mother shot, killed in Ocala calls out state attorneyโs decision to not file murder charge
The family of a mother of four shot and killed in Ocala earlier this month is calling out the state attorneyโs office for deciding against pursuing a murder charge against the suspect.
White Florida woman charged with manslaughter in shooting of Black neighbor
A white woman accused of firing through her door and fatally shooting a Black mother in front of her 9-year-old son in central Florida has been formally charged with manslaughter and assault.