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Winter Park man killed in motorcycle crash on Rinehart Road in Sanford
SANFORD, Fla. – A 22-year-old Winter Park man was killed in a motorcycle crash Friday morning that forced the closure of Rinehart Road in Sanford, officials said. Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded around 7:45 a.m. to the area of Rinehart Road and Plantation Lakes Circle. According to an FHP...
Convicted Florida Killer Sentenced to Death
A convicted Florida killer was sentenced to death for the murder of a 19-year-old witness in a home invasion trial. The Honorable Judge Lisa T. Munyon in Orange County sentenced convicted murderer Bessman Charles Obinna Okafor to Death for the 2012 murder of 19-year-old Alex Zaldivar. The sentence, which has gripped the greater Orlando and Central Florida community, reflects the relentless pursuit of justice by the father of the slain victim and the State of Florida.
Man Indicted for Killing Two at Orlando After-Hours Business
A 31-year-old man has been indicted for killing two at an Orlando after-hours business. An Orange County grand jury formally indicted Christopher Haynes for two counts of First Degree Murder (with a Firearm). According to the State Attorney’s office, in the early morning hours of March 23rd, the two male...
Orlando Man Convicted For Distributing Meth, Faces Life Sentence
An Orlando man has been convicted on federal methamphetamine distribution charges, with a possible life sentence on the horizon, this according to a report by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida. Patrick Hugh Mitchell, aged 56, now faces a minimum of 10 years in federal prison after being found guilty of holding and planning to sell over 50 grams of the drug.
Orlando man headed to prison after bragging about high quality meth he was selling: DOJ
ORLANDO, Fla. - An Orlando man who bragged about the high-quality meth he was selling is heading to prison, the Department of Justice said. Hugh Mitchell, 56, was found guilty of possession with the intent to distribute and distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to the DOJ,...
76-year-old man with disability reported missing from Altamonte Springs, police say
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - A 76-year-old man with a disability has gone missing from the Altamonte Springs area, police said. Fernando Roman was last seen walking through a Publix parking lot around 2 p.m. on Thursday, said the Altamonte Springs Police Department. Roman is described as a white male, with...
Narcotics Suspect Fled Recklessly from Central Florida Undercover Operation
A 26-year-old narcotics suspect fled from a Central Florida undercover operation, and a search warrant later recovered fentanyl, methamphetamine, an AK-47 and a handgun. A subject of a narcotics investigation fled recklessly from Volusia Sheriff’s Office detectives during an undercover operation in Deltona, but was arrested later in the Port Orange area after she crashed into a telephone pole.
'Horrible mom': Woman allegedly intentionally ran over boyfriend while he held their toddler son
LAKE WALES, Fla. (TCN) -- A 27-year-old woman is in custody in Orlando after she allegedly ran over her boyfriend and their toddler son, leaving the child in critical condition. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a video that Aaliyah Ross and her boyfriend got into an argument in...
Woman in U.S. Illegally Accused of Raping Central Florida 12-Year-Old Boy
A 20-year-old woman living in the U.S. illegally has been accused of raping a Central Florida 12-year-old boy. Amanda Romero Maradiaga, of DeBary, was arrested and has been charged with lewd or lascivious battery of a 12-year-old boy. She allegedly raped the child at the boy’s father’s home in DeBary.
Two Arrested Hiding in Water after Fleeing from Central Florida Deputies
Two men were arrested hiding in water after fleeing from Central Florida deputies, tracked down with an airboat, helicopter and K-9 units. Two suspects who bailed out of a fleeing vehicle and hid in a body of water in City of Deltona got a ride in an airboat after Volusia Sheriff’s Office deputies and FWC officers tracked them down with the help of Air One and K-9 units.
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