Judge Sentences Man In Government Theft Scam
CHRIS J. McDONALD, SR. … Sentenced to 1 Year, 1 Day JEANETTE HEVEL … Former Tampa Police detective A 53-year-old Riverview man has been sentenced to serve 1 year and 1 day in federal prison. He...
View ArticleTampa Man Gets 7 Years On Tax Fraud Charges
RICO SIMMONS A 42-year-old Tampa man was sentenced on Thursday for his role in a federal income tax refund scheme. He was accused of participating in a scheme to defraud the government of...
View ArticleTwo Arrested In Fatal Hit And Run Accident
TRACY WOOD MIRAIM MARTI-BENNING Police have arrested two people in connection with a fatal hit and run accident that took place last Friday. Both are facing several charges. Tips from...
View ArticlePolice Identify Victims In Double Murder Case
RONNIE O’NEAL, III The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of two victims in the shooting and arson that took place Sunday. The name of one of the victims is still pending...
View ArticleFamily Says Murder Victim Was A Loving Mother
KENYATTA BARRON 11/13/1984 — 3/18/2018 RON’NIVEYA O’NEAL 7/29/2008 — 3/18/2018 BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor “He took something so precious from us. She was a determined young lady who...
View ArticleArmed Career Criminal Gets 15 Years For Having Gun And Bullets
MICHAEL MOORE A 37-year-old Sarasota man was sentenced to prison last week for being in possession of a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. He was found guilty of the charges by a federal jury...
View ArticleJudge Sentences Man To 21 Years On Drug Charges
KIRBY GANT Judge James S. Moody, Jr., sentenced a 56-year-old Bradenton man to more than two decades in prison. He was found guilty after a bench trial November 30, 2017. Kirby Gant was convicted of...
View ArticleDrug Dealer Given 15 Years In Federal Prison
BRANDON JEROME RANDOLPH Last week, a federal judge sentenced a Bradenton man to a lengthy prison sentence. He pleaded guilty to the charges filed against him December 11, 2017. Judge James D....
View ArticleMan Charged In Fatal Accident Linked To Racing
JEFF DESANGE … Charged JOERY CHRISTOPHE … Died as a result of his injuries A 19-year-old man was arrested Thursday and charged in connection with an accident that took place in...
View ArticleTampa Man Fatally Wounded By Gunfire
WILLIAM F. ALEXANDER 1/18/1979 — 3/28/2018 Police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place early Wednesday. The shooting took place in the 400 block of W. Park Avenue. According...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers Offering Reward For Stolen Machinery
STOLEN SKID LOADER Unidentified suspects removed a Caterpillar 289D Skid Loader from a construction site and fled. The theft took place on March 9th, around 2 a.m. Investigators with the...
View ArticleBondsman Given 7 Years For Stolen Checks, ID Theft
JAMES J. JEAN-RENE Last October, a federal jury found a bail bondsman guilty in a case involving the theft of, cashing of government property and aggravated identity theft. He was...
View ArticleWoman Found Guilty Of Tampering In Teen’s Death
HEIDI QUINN … Found guilty JAYQUON JOHNSON … killed January 1, 2017 On Wednesday, a jury found a 51-year-old woman guilty of 2 counts of tampering with physical evidence. She was convicted of...
View Article4 Arrested In Armed Burglary Of Home Drug Related
OMARAHIE GONZALEZ Police responded to 12524 Burgess Hill Dr., in reference to an exchange of gunfire. At the time of the investigation, police said they believe the home invasion was drug related....
View ArticleMan Charged With Sexual Battery On Child
JUSTIN BOWEN Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 19-year-old man and charged him with sexual battery on a child. According to police, the incident took place in...
View ArticleMan Found Dead On North Tampa Sidewalk
WRESLEY TORRES … Charged with murder On Sunday morning, shortly before 10 a.m., police responded to the scene of a report of a man being down. When deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleMan Killed In Parking Lot Of Club
JERMAINE A. LONG A 33-year-old man was fatally shot in the parking lot of a night club. The shooting took place early Monday. According to police, Jermaine A. Long was in the parking lot of The Sugar...
View ArticleMan Found Dead On North Tampa Sidewalk Identified
JAMES WEST … Died Sunday morning WRESLEY TORRES … Charged with murder On Sunday morning, shortly before 10 a.m., police responded to the scene of a report of a man being down. When deputies with the...
View ArticleRoad Rage Incident Leads To Murder Of Tampa Man
GILBERT SERNA … died after being attacked Detectives with the Tampa Police Department are searching for a vehicle in connection with a murder. The incident took place Wednesday in North Tampa....
View ArticleMan Arrested For Killing, Burning Blind Woman
VERONICA POLITE … Murder Victim DAKOTA TYLER JIBSON … Charged with murder A 23-year-old man is accused of killing a blind woman and setting her body on fire. The woman’s body was discovered early...
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