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Woman stabbed at Fort Myers gas station
Authorities responded to an active scene at a 7-eleven in Fort Myers after a woman was stabbed early Friday evening. WINK News spoke with the victim who said she thought she was getting some of her items back after a recent break-up. Rachel Harper is a regular at the 7-eleven...
Florida killer Wade Wilson begins journey to death row, leaves Lee County jail for Raiford
In the middle of the night, less than 36 hours after a Fort Myers man sentenced to death for the 2019 murders of two Cape Coral women, he left Lee County custody and began his journey to death row. Lee County Jail records indicate Wade Wilson, 30, was released from the facility minutes...
Fort Myers police investigating after shots fired at Sunterra Apartments
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fort Myers police are investigating after shots rang out at the Sunterra Apartments on Evans Avenue Saturday morning. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, a vehicle was damaged from the gunfire and shell casings were located at the scene. There were no injuries, FMPD...
Fort Myers police make hit-run arrest months after battered body found in Caloosahatchee
The discovery of a bicycle on the Caloosahatchee Bridge and finding of a body in the water below the next day led to the arrest of the accused driver nearly a year later. The medical examiner later determined the man did not only die from drowning, but had significant trauma. Eleven months later,...
Teen Corvette driver charged in fiery, deadly 2023 Alligator Alley crash
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Fort Myers man turned himself in at the Broward County jail Thursday after state troopers said he was speeding behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Corvette approaching an Alligator Alley toll plaza when he rear-ended a box truck and sent it crashing into a canal embankment. Its driver died inside of the burning wreckage.
Woman currently serving 30 years in prison receives additional sentence on drug trafficking charges
FORT MYERS, Fla. — An Alva woman who is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence was convicted Thursday of drug trafficking. Stephanie Proffitt was sentenced to nine years for trafficking in fentanyl and possession of a controlled substance immediately after the conviction Thursday afternoon. According to the State Attorney's...
Fort Myers man wanted on drug and weapons related charges
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies are searching for a 23-year-old man accused of violating probation following an arrest for drug possession and carrying a firearm. Deputies have reportedly been looking for Truvontae Neal, 23, for the last month after they say he violated terms of his community control. Neal...
North Fort Myers woman accused of stealing cash, checks from a local business
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Detectives are searching for a woman accused of stealing cash and checks from a local business in North Fort Myers. Shalena Mathis, 36, reportedly violated probation on charges of burglary, grand theft, uttering a forged instrument and the sale and delivery of drugs. Detectives...
Woman transported after boat hits large wake under Midpoint Bridge
A woman had to be transported to the hospital after suffering an injury when the boat she was in struck the wake of a yacht. Fort Myers Fire Rescue was called to the scene Friday afternoon and told WINK News that a couple on the boat reportedly hit a large wake from a yacht and were pulled under the Midpoint Bridge.
Report: Teen was on crosswalk when she was hit
WINK News has received the crash report for the day a teen was hit and killed while riding her bike last month. According to Cape Coral police, a box truck was sitting at a red light on mid-Cape Terrace, preparing to turn left onto Santa Barbara. The streetlight turned green...
Friends and family hold candlelight memorial for man shot and killed in Lehigh Acres
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A 23-year-old man was shot and killed outside his Lehigh Acres home a month ago and no one has been arrested yet. On Friday night, friends and family of Cedric Durant Jr., also known as Joonie, gathered on 28th Street Southwest and lit candles in the spot where the 23-year-old took his last breath.
Woman facing grand theft, battery charges after stealing from Cape Coral Target
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A woman is facing charges after being accused of stealing items from a Cape Coral Target and pushing a team member out of her way. Cape Coral officers say they responded to Target at 1890 Northeast Pine Island Road regarding a retail theft. Officers spoke...
Man arrested for street racing, resisting deputies in Lehigh Acres
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A Lee County deputy told a man to turn his car off on Douglas Avenue near Gunnery Road in Lehigh Acres on Monday after he was caught speed racing. Deputies said Deshon Gary didn't follow deputy commands and then tried to roll up his window, and that escalated to a fight between Gary and a deputy to get him in handcuffs.
Boater injured in Caloosahatchee River, taken to hospital. What to know
Labor Day weekend got off to a rough start Friday when passenger on a boat was injured during bad weather on the Caloosahatchee River. The individual was taken to an area hospital, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission. ...
District Court of Appeals affirms life sentence for Kierra Russ in Club Blu shooting
More than two years after a Lehigh Acres woman convicted for her role in the shooting deaths of two at a Fort Myers nightclub eight years ago, the Sixth District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida has affirmed her conviction. Kierra Russ, 26, was convicted May 3, 2022, of two counts of second-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder following the incident at Club Blue Bar and Grill, in Fort Myers. She was...
Man sentenced for killing his father, putting body in freezer, and using his credit card
ALVA, Fla. (TCN) -- A man will spend three decades behind bars for killing his father, whose remains were discovered in a running freezer last year. According to an Aug. 26 news release from the Florida State Attorney’s Office for the 20th Judicial Circuit, Jake Hemmert pleaded no contest to second-degree murder with a firearm in connection with his father’s death, as well as tampering with evidence, abuse of a human body, and fraudulent use of a credit card. Prosecutors said Hemmert was sentenced to 30 years in prison, with a mandatory minimum of 25 years followed by 10 years of probation.
Driver wanted for Cape Coral hit-and-run
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is seeking information about a driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash in Cape Coral. . Police believe the driver of a black Lexus R-X-350 hit a man on his electric dirt bike on the Cape Coral Bridge on Aug. 17. The front fender of the Lexus was...
Parents want bus stop changes after 9-year-old hit by car in Lehigh Acres
After a 9-year-old boy was hit by a car while trying to get to school, parents say there’s an issue with the bus stop. With no sidewalk, parents and kids say it is an accident waiting to happen. The worst part is that other stops are set up in the same way.
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