Spring Hill, FL – A Hernando County woman has been arrested and charged with child abuse after a 9-year-old child left in her care got sick after allegedly consuming crack cocaine. Hernando County Fire Rescue Officials arrived at the woman’s home last week after the child began having convulsions. The…
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Orlando – Tampa Sinkhole Fraud Defense Attorneys Whittel & Melton :: Questionable Sinkhole Repairs in Florida’s “Sinkhole Alley” Raise Costs and Suspicions of Fraud
A Seminole County contracting firm owner is accused of racketeering and insurance fraud after State Farm Insurance claims the company billed for work that was never done and charged for products that were never used in order to fix homes damaged by sinkholes from Orlando to Tampa Bay. Although the…
Brooksville, FL 1st degree Murder Lawyer Whittel & Melton :: Hernando Deputies Shoot Man Accused of Tossing Firebomb
Nearly 100 yards from where a Brooksville, Florida woman was bludgeoned to death about a month ago, investigators shot a man in the abdomen. Five investigators approached the 60-year-old man’s home on Sept. 27 with a search warrant in tow when the man allegedly opened the door and tossed a…
Criminal Defense Attorneys Whittel & Melton Representing Spring Hill – Brooksville :: Hernando County Woman Charged with Operating an Assisted Living Facility without a License
The Florida Office of the Attorney General announced the arrest of a Hernando County, FL woman who allegedly operated an assisted living facility without a license. The woman was arrested Thursday by law enforcement officers with the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office assisted with…
Spring Hill, FL Drug Crimes Defense Attorneys Whittel & Melton :: Drug Sting at Hernando Pain Management Clinic Totals 100 Arrests
Nearly 40 more people were arrested this month from three Florida counties in the second round of arrests from an October drug sting at a Spring Hill pain clinic called Operation Glory Daze. The public information officer for the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the total number of arrests for…
Brooksville, FL Child Neglect Attorney :: Father of 2-Year-Old Arrested after Neighbor Finds Child Sitting in the Street
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 22-year-old dad Sunday on a charge of child neglect after he allegedly left two small children alone. A neighbor found a 2-year-old child sitting alone in the street and a deputy found a 10-month-old baby asleep alone on a couch inside the man’s…
Spring Hill, Florida Criminal Defense Attorney :: Drunk Man Found Naked in His Yard Arrested for Breach of Peace
The Hernando County Sherriff’s Office arrested a 55-year-old Spring Hill, Florida man for breach of peace and disorderly conduct after neighbors complained he pulled his pants down and urinated in his front lawn. Deputies say the man was allegedly intoxicated and found laying in his yard with his pants around…
Brooksville, Florida White Collar Crime Lawyer :: Bushnell Woman Strips In-Laws Bank Accounts to Feed Gambling Habits
Hernando County Detectives arrested a 42-year-old Sumter County, Florida woman Tuesday for various theft-related charges which fueled an alleged gambling book of more than $14 million at a Tampa casino over two years. She has been accused of draining six of her in-law’s accounts taking at least $513,535, leaving the…
Brooksville, Florida Criminal Defense Attorney :: Hernando County Man Attacks Estranged Wife’s Date with a Chainsaw
Central Florida police arrested a 49-year-old Brooksville, Florida man Tuesday morning for three counts of criminal mischief, armed burglary and battery after he used a chainsaw to break into a hotel room and attack a man. According to the Hernando County Sherriff’s Office, the victim was on a date with…
Spring Hill, Florida Criminal Attorney :: Spring Hill Man Attacks Girlfriend and Onlookers at a Local Bar
A Spring Hill, Florida man is facing battery charges after allegedly attacking his girlfriend and another man and his girlfriend after their attempts to mediate the brawl. According to a Hernando County Sheriff’s Office report, the 30-year-old Spring Hill man is charged with battery and domestic battery following the fight…