The story about Brevard County Judge John Murphy is all over social media recently. The judge allegedly got into an argument with an assistant public defender during court proceedings which resulted in the judge punching the PD off camera. The video can be seen here: http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/brevard-judge-accused-punching-public-defender/ngCGC/ But what was the fight really about? The news...
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Polk County prostitution sting operation "When Will You Learn" results in 98 arrests!
Once again, Grady Judd and the Polk County Sheriff's Office conducted another prostitution sting. This four day operation was called "When Will You Learn" by the sheriff. Almost 100 people were arrested. The suspected "johns" arrested for solicitation of prostitution will be subject to the $5,000.00 "civil penalty" that was enacted last year if the...
Read MoreTouch DNA May Change Conviction Rates in Criminal Offenses
So-called “touch DNA” may be able to link an alleged suspect to a crime scene. A man in Jacksonville, Florida was accused of grand theft and organized fraud after touch DNA linked him to several crimes in 2013. Allegedly, the 71-year-old man scammed a woman who was taking cash out of an ATM. He showed...
Read MoreSurveillance video Jameis Winston arrested for shoplifting at Publix.
The surveillance video of Jameis Winston allegedly shoplifting at Public has been released to the public. You can view the video here: http://www.tallahassee.com/videos/news/local/2014/05/15/9124597/ Jameis is the quarterback for Florida State and also plays on the baseball team. He was suspended from the baseball team already due to the incident. A theft charge can affect a...
Read MoreJudge Sheehan of Hillsborough County Reprimanded by Florida Supreme Court for DUI arrest.
The Tampa Tribune was reporting today that Judge Sheehan of Hillsborough County will be reprimanded for her DUI arrest last year. This will probably be in the form of a written public reprimand. I had blogged about the arrest when it first happened. The judge did not fight the charge and pled guilty to DUI...
Read MoreFSU Quarterback & Heisman Trophy quarterback Jameis Winston issued "Notice to Appear" for shoplifting charge.
Another sports figure in trouble with the law. This time it is FSU quarterback and Heisman trophy winner Jameis Winston who was "cited" for shoplifting at Publix. This incident was allegedly captured on video. The quarterback later allegedly made a statement admitting that he made a mistake and was sorry for his actions. What does...
Read MoreTampa radio personality arrested for solicitation for prostitution which carries mandatory $5,000.00 civil fine unless criminal charge is dismissed
This time it was the Tampa Police Department running a prostitution sting in response to neighborhood complaints about prostitution in the area. A local radio personality was arrested in the sting Tuesday night on a charge of unlawful acts as a precursor to prostitution. “Galvin” one of the stars of the Mike Calta Show on 102.5...
Read MoreFlorida speed limits to be raised? Gov. Scott just needs to sign the bill.
Could the speed limit on some of Florida's highways be raised in the near future? That is a very real possibility now as the Florida House narrowly passed the bill to raise the limit by only 2 votes. If the bill is passed it does not mean that speed limits will be raised at all....
Read MoreThree Florida Men Arrested for Promoting Obscenity at Polk County Nightclub
Where is the line when promoting live obscene shows in a bar? Three Florida men were arrested for promoting obscenity at a Polk County nightclub. The arrests were made because law enforcement described the bar’s activities as a “violent public nuisance.” Under those circumstances, the police began an investigation of the business and arrested the...
Read MoreFemale teacher arrested for allegedly having sex with her student. Teacher was booked into the Polk County Jail on counts of
Yesterday, a female Polk County teacher was arrested for allegedly having sex with her 17 year old student. The teacher, Jennifer Fichter, is an English teacher at Central Florida Aerospace Academy. The arrest allegedly stemmed from text messages the teen's mother found on her son's phone. The mother then allegedly asked the teacher to come to...
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