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Child, who was on her way to visit a friend at another building, dies after ‘child moIester’ followed the girl at a distance before stabbing her to death with a knife he bought at a nearby store
Jacksonville, FL – According to the police officials, the man who reportedly stabbed a child while she was on her way to visit a friend at another building was taken into custody and later identified as 28-year-old Jery. Police officials released a statement, saying that the suspect is now charged with first-degree murder for his role in the death of 13-year-old Rosie.
JSO recovered $253,000 owed to clerk of court from towing companies following 2023 audit: incident report
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Last week, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office raided ASAP Towing and Storage’s four locations. The company’s president and owner, Vince Serrano, told the I-TEAM after the raid that he had done nothing wrong. Serrano provided a warrant showing JSO was investigating allegations of fraud...
Retired Secret Service Special Agent who was based in Jacksonville shares insight into Trump assassination attempt
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As the finger-pointing intensifies over who’s to blame for the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, News4JAX got some insight into the role the Secret Service plays during campaign events, like Saturday’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Bobby Fultz, a Retired Secret Service Special...
Jacksonville sheriff: 'Very, very fortunate' following police shooting of armed suspect
A Jacksonville sheriff's officer came face to face with an armed robbery suspect wanted for questioning in a murder and shot him as the man advanced on him, the Sheriff's Office said Wednesday night. “We are very, very fortunate tonight," Sheriff T.K. Waters said. "A police officer could have been killed. It wasn’t...
Jacksonville jury convicts popular pregnant DJ's killer, the father of her children
Nearly two years since a pregnant radio personality was shot to death in her Jacksonville apartment with her 1- and 3-year-olds home, the children’s father has been found guilty as charged. Bursey Jerome Armstrong Jr., 35, of Middleburg was charged with second-degree murder a day after Tasheka Ranette Young was found dead at...
‘We will have justice for Charles’: Mother of slain artist Julio Foolio says she asked him to stop rapping amid violence
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Sandrikas Mays, the mother of slain Jacksonville rapper “Julio Foolio,” told Newsweek in a recent interview that before his death, she begged her son to stop rapping out of fear for his safety — and hers. Charles Jones, 26, was shot and killed...
Woman shot multiple times while sitting in car
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A woman was shot at by two unknown attackers Tuesday night while sitting in her car on Emerson Street near Spring Glen Road. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:45 p.m. to the area after someone called and said a woman was being shot. Police...
Man dies in Northside shooting
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man was shot and killed on Monday in a neighborhood on the Northside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO said it responded to the Cambridge Estates, across the street from FSCJ North Campus, around 4 p.m. and found the man who had been shot. He was taken to a hospital where he later died.
Police looking for woman accused of using stolen credit card at business on Jacksonville's Southside
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help identifying a woman accused of using a stolen credit card at a business. JSO says it is currently investigating an auto burglary on the city's Southside and while doing so, detectives learned that the woman allegedly used the victim's credit card at a nearby business.
'Her baby girl was holding her mom's hand': Mother of Tasheka Young testifies what it was like finding daughter's body
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The trial of Bursey Armstrong, the man accused of killing Jacksonville radio personality Tasheka Young and her unborn child entered into the testimony phase Tuesday. The jury heard from a slew of witnesses and saw several crime scene photos with experts analyzing them. One of those...
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