A Massachusetts Uber driver has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman who had used the ride-sharing service app to request a ride. Authorities have reported that the 46-year-old man was arraigned Wednesday in Cambridge District Court. The Boston man pleaded not guilty to charges including rape and kidnapping. Investigators…
The State Attorney’s Office has made the decision to charge a Marion County juvenile as an adult for a robbery that happened last month. According to jail records, at 12:01 a.m. on a Friday night, on his 18th birthday, a teen was charged with robbery with a firearm, possession of…
A Clearwater doctor has been accused of writing fraudulent prescriptions in order to obtain the controlled substances for herself, according to police. The 50-year-old doctor was arrested Monday at a pain management clinic in Clearwater. She has been charged with two counts of obtaining or attempting to obtain controlled substances…
A Gainesville man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly cyberstalking a Union County woman. The woman claims the man promised he would ride a bicycle 35 miles to rest on the porch of her mother’s home. The 37-year-old man allegedly swapped several emails in June with the woman that had a…
A Hillsborough County teacher resigned Wednesday after he was arrested on child pornography charges. The 68-year-old resigned from his position with the school district following his arrest, according to a Hillsborough County School District spokeswoman. Tampa police claim they started the investigation against the man after an iPod with “questionable”…
A Port St. Lucie homeless man was allegedly caught on surveillance video stealing a chainsaw and stuffing it down his pants, according to police reports. The accused apparently stopped in Treasure Coast Lawn Equipment in the 1800 block of Southwest Bayshore Boulevard on Oct. 28 and asked for $1 worth…
Our criminal defense lawyers at Whittel & Melton are very pleased to announce that, according to Governor Rick Scott, Florida is on a path to a 44-year crime low. The actual number of crimes across the Sunshine State is showing that crime rate is steadily on the decline. The Florida…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is urging all party-goers to recognize that Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving this Halloween. As with all other holiday weekends, Halloween can bring about an increase in parties and celebrations in Florida and across the United States. Sadly, this also means that there will…
A South Florida man has been sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison for stealing thousands of dollars in state unemployment insurance. A federal judge also ordered the 24-year-old Miami man to pay more than $60,000 in restitution last week. Earlier this year, the man pleaded guilty to aggravated…
State Attorney Angela Corey announced Thursday afternoon that she is prosecuting a 13-year-old boy accused of second-degree murder of a homeless Jacksonville man as an adult. This is the second time she’s charged a young juvenile with murder. The 54-year-old homeless man was found dead in a shopping center parking…