Despite no known criminal priors, a 23-year-old is behind bars, according to the St. Petersburg Times, in Land O’ Lakes, Pasco County Jail, after a botched traffic stop on Friday night. Allegedly during a “routine” stop for a missing tag and suspicion of ties to a recent burglary, the defendant…
A Dade City man charged and previously convicted of possession of marijuana over 20 grams, was given a second chance by the 2nd District Court of Appeals. As a result of the Second DCA’s ruling, the trial court’s denial of the defense’s Motion to Suppress filed to suppress all of…
Three Tampa juveniles have been arrested on charges of burglary and grand theft auto. It is not clear at this time whether they will be treated as adults. ABC Action News reports that the charges stem from an incident on East Jean Street on Friday. Thinking no one was home,…
The Tampa Bay is reporting that the Port Richey doctor convicted of possessing and receiving child pornography was sentenced this afternoon to 33 years and 9 months in federal prison. The Doctor’s wife at the time was the person who alerted law enforcement to his criminal activity. She later testified…
The St. Petersburg Times is reporting that Officer Christopher Sutherlin, accused last week of fleeing an accident in which he was driving drunk, resigned from the police force this week. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, last week Sutherlin rear-ended a pickup on U.S. 19 north of Main Street and…
According to Nomaan Merchant of the St. Pete Times, attorneys from the Pasco County State Attorney’s Office confirmed their intent to charge two juveniles, ages 15 and 16, as adults for the attempted first-degree murder of a Pasco County Sheriff’s Deputy during an armed burglary. It is alleged that the…
According to Nomaan Merchant of the St. Pete Times, Pasco County Clerk of Courts Candidate and current Deputy Pasco Clerk Paul O’Neil has had upwards of 10 signs stolen or destroyed. Most were in the New Port Richey area, however others signs in Land O’Lakes, Hudson and Dade City were…