Health Care Worker Faces Sexual Battery Charges On Patients
FALO KANE … Facing seven counts of sexual battery A 32-year-old Certified Nursing Assistant has been arrested for sexual battery. Three additional charges were filed against him Thursday. Falo Kane,...
View ArticleWoman Gets 4 Years For Cyberstalking, Making Online Threats
TAMMY MARIE STEFFEN Last week, a Pasco County woman was sentenced to federal prison for cyberstalking and making online threats. She pleaded guilty on December 21, 2018. District Judge Elizabeth A....
View ArticleWoman Charged With Distributing Drugs Causing Death
HEIDI KALOUS A 39-year-old woman has been indicted in connection with a drug-related death. The indictment was unsealed last week by the U. S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida. Ms. Heidi...
View ArticleDriver In Accident Faces DUI, Child Neglect Charges
SHAWNOD BROWN A 26-year-old man was arrested Sunday after being involved in a traffic accident. The accident took place at 94thAvenue and 52ndStreet, in Pinellas Park. According to police, officers...
View ArticleMan Found In Bushes Dies Of Injuries
The body of the unidentified man was located near the railroad tracks near N. 22nd Street and E. Fowler Avenue last Thursday. A young Tampa man who was found in the bushes Thursday evening has died....
View ArticleInmate Dies In Hillsborough County Jail
ALSTIN GREGGORY GUICE The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner has completed its investigation and determined the cause of death of an inmate. The death took place in April 2019. The...
View ArticleTwo Charged With Bringing Drugs Into Jail
JASON JAVANTE DAVIS ANTOINETTE LESHAWN MONROE Police have arrested two people and charged them with bringing a controlled substance into the Pinellas County Jail. The investigation began on May 14,...
View ArticlePolice Officer Charged With Making False Report
OFFICER WILLIAM LONG A police officer has been arrested in connection with a child abuse case. He was also terminated as a result of the investigation. Last Friday, a warrant was issued...
View ArticleBurglars Take Jewelry Worth Over $200,000 From Homes
This is the entrance to the Palma Ceia subdivision where several burglaries have taken place. Police are investigating more than 20 burglaries that have taken place since May 2019. Several of the...
View ArticleMan Charged With Stalking In Incident With 15-Year-Old
RANDALL OGLETREE Police have arrested a 55-year-old Winter Haven man and charged him with stalking. The man matched the description of a person who tried to get a 15-year-old in his van...
View ArticleMan Convicted Of Killing 9-Year-Old Gets Death Sentence
FELECIA WILLIAMS GRANVILLE RITCHIE BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Last Wednesday, a jury took less than 5 hours to find a Tampa man guilty of raping and killing a 9-year-old...
View ArticleMan To Pay $1.2 Million To Victims In Fraud Scheme
RICHARD BUFFINGTON A 49-year-old Clearwater man was sentenced to prison last Friday. He pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud on April 30, 2019. S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven...
View ArticleMan Sought For Murder Of Elderly Woman
TAIWAN LEVON BLANDIN … Wanted for murder The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has obtained warrants for a man they consider armed and dangerous. He is wanted in connection with the murder of an elderly...
View ArticleInmate Charged With Solicitation To Commit Murder
JESUSADELAIDA “JESSE” LOPEZ An inmate has been arrested and charged with solicitation to commit first degree murder. She reportedly attempted to hire a hitman to kill her husband. According to the...
View ArticleMan Gets 15 Years For Distribution Of Synthetic Opioid
MARIO MARQUEZ ROBERSON On Monday, a federal judge sentenced a St. Petersburg man to serve time in prison. He pleaded guilty for distribution of a synthetic drug on April 2, 2019. U .S. District Judge...
View ArticleSuspect Face Several Charges In Robbery Of Elderly Man
MELVIN DENARD DUEKES A 31-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the robbery of an elderly man. He is facing several charges. According to a spokesman for the Plant City Police...
View ArticleSearch Continues For Armed Murder, Rape Suspect
TAIWAN LEVON BLANDIN … Wanted for murder Stolen 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Blandin was last seen driving The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for a man wanted on several charges, including...
View ArticleMan Charged With Manslaughter After Victim Dies
JUSTIN JASPER … Facing manslaughter charge DYANTE NEAL … Died after striking his head on the road A 32-year-old Tampa man has been arrested after the man he allegedly struck died. Justin Jasper...
View ArticleTwo Tampa Men Found Dead In Car
The two men have been identified on social media as Ben York and Willie Nelson. Last Thursday, two Tampa men were found dead in a vehicle. The vehicle was located in the 6500 block of N....
View ArticleTwo Women Dead, Person Of Interest In Custody
ANTONIO JAMAR DAVIS … Person of Interest in double murder CHANEL ZHANE BROWN LATOYA DIMITRIA OWENS Two Winter Haven women were found dead in a house last week. A person of interest is in custody,...
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