A 57-year-old Clay County man who taught sports part-time to children at a Clay County YMCA was arrested last month on a federal charge of receiving child pornography over the Internet, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. According to a statement from a YMCA spokesman, the man has been suspended…
Anytime a public or private school teacher is arrested for a criminal offense, such as a drug crime, he or she could face consequences that not only affect their personal life, but their future careers in education as well. A Hardee County Criminal Defense Lawyer at Whittel & Melton can…
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested more than 60 people, including the alleged ringleader, in one of the largest and most complex prescription drug fraud rings in Sarasota County to date. The alleged leader, 35, was recently charged with conspiracy to traffic controlled substances as part of the Sarasota…
A Gilchrist County man with previous conviction of sex offenses was arrested last month after accusations were brought to light that he victimized a child, according to the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office. The 49-year-old man was arrested on one count of sexual battery, two counts of unnatural and lascivious conduct…
A father and son were arrested last week after the Florida Wildlife Commission discovered several marijuana plants at a residence while investigating a hunting complaint. Florida Wildlife Commission personnel discovered the plants around 8:30 p.m. and contacted the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office. The officers surveyed the plants and the property…
A Broward County court bailiff made his first appearance in court Wednesday after being charged with armed kidnapping, two counts of sexual battery and aggravated assault with a firearm. Details of the case involving the 62-year-old man were not discussed during the bond court hearing. However, a prosecutor did note…
After a four-hour long jury deliberation, a Clay County man was found guilty of arranging to meet a child for sex by an Alachua County jury on Sept. 13. According to the 8th Circuit State Attorney’s Office, the 33-year-old man was arrested last year as part of an undercover sting…
A 24-year-old LaBelle man was arrested and held without bond last month after members of the Hendry County Narcotics Unit conducted a controlled delivery of a package suspected of containing marijuana at the man’s North LaBelle home. Posing as a parcel serviceman, an undercover narcotics investigator delivered the package to…
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office arrested the father of two young girls after they apparently found him growing marijuana in the same home where he and his two daughters, 7 and 10 years old, lived. Police claim the 40-year-old man’s Golden Gate Estates home off Wilson Boulevard appears to be…
A 49-year-old Okeechobee man was arrested last month after he reportedly sold a working moonshine still to an agent with the state’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco for $250. The man was arrested on a felony charge of possession of a still/still piping/still apparatus. He was booked into the…