The state of Florida’s death sentence policy is quite different than any other state’s version. Florida is the only state that gives the jury the power to recommend the death penalty or life in prison, which is decided by a majority vote. The judge can consider the recommendation, but ultimately…
One of the defendants allegedly involved in the death of a 15-year-old Belleview, Florida teen is allegedly incompetent to stand trial. The 38-year-old man’s lawyer supposedly told a judge in a brief pre-trial conference on Wednesday that a psychiatrist asserts the man is unfit to stand trial for the charges…
A 29-year-old Ocala, Florida man was booked into Marion County jail shortly before noon on Thursday on charges including elderly abuse, theft from a person over 65 and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The man allegedly admitted to locking up an older man on his property and…
Mark Morse, president and top executive of The Villages, a retirement community located in Central Florida, was charged with felony and misdemeanor hunting violations in Montana. Morse as well as his wife, daughter and five other individuals have been accused of 18 wildlife violations during hunting trips spanning over the…
Apparently the Ocala, Marion County, Florida Prostitution business has gotten so unwieldy that a multi-agency taskforce was assembled to bring the Ocala sex trade to task. According to reports, seven men were arrested allegedly engaging in solicitation of undercover female officers for sex. The Ocala Police department reports that one…
If you’ve ever left your dog in the car for “just five minutes” on a summer day you could be subjected to criminal liability. How? According to the United Animal Nations, dogs don’t have sweat glands all over their bodies as humans do. They cool off by panting, which is…
Convicted Ocala, Florida Federal Criminal Defendant and Hollywood Actor Wesley Snipes was ordered to turn over his U.S. Passport by a Federal Judge this week. Snipes was convicted last year by an Ocala, FL jury for three federal misdemeanor charges claiming that he willfully failed to file tax returns for…
The Ocala Star Banner is reporting that an Ocala man was taken into custody and charged with DUI manslaughter and two counts of DUI with property damage after being involved in a car crash that has left his girlfriend dead. He was arrested after being treated or minor injuries Munroe…
An 18-year-old man stopped by a sheriff’s deputy on Thursday night for having a suspended driver’s license, was arrested for driving on a suspended license and drug possession after a search of the vehicle uncovered more than 100 grams of marijuana. The Ocala Star-Banner reports that a Marion County Deputy…
According to the Ocala Star Banner, authorities arrested a 20-year-old man who was allegedly involved in shooting at a car in a W. State Road 40 parking lot on Thursday. Witnesses say the man fired several shots at a white Chevrolet Impala that was getting detailed and was occupied by…