According to local news, a Webster, Florida man was charged with ten (10) counts of Possession of Child Pornography. The presiding first appearance judge set his bond at $50,000. He will be prosecuted in Bushnell, Florida. It is reported that the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office’s Cyber Crimes Unit, along with…
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Charlie Sheen’s Wife Claims Knife Threat in Assault, backs off story
Charlie Sheen’s wife, Brooke Mueller, has accused the actor of threatening her with a knife in a Christmas Day emergency phone call to police that led to his arrest. ABC.com is reporting that Meuller told police that Sheen had threatened to kill her during an argument about a possible divorce.…
Floral City man accepts 25 year prison term in Hernando County sexual battery
Citrus County Online is reporting that the 20-year-old Floral City man who was set to go to trial next week for sexually battering an eight year old girl accepted a plea deal last week of 25 years in prison and lifetime probation. He was facing life in prison. The man…
Driver faces criminal DUI charges in Weeki Wachee bus crash
TampaBay.com is reporting that last Tuesday’s Weeki Wachee crash that involved a head-on collision between a car and a school bus may result in a DUI charge. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Michelle R. Sutton of Spring Hill was allegedly driving a Toyota coupe at a high rate of…
Hernando County, Florida Sex Crimes Defense Attorney Update :: Tampa, FL Firefighter and Spring Hill Resident Arrested for Sexual Offense
A Hernando County Resident and Tampa Firefighter/ Paramedic was recently arrested for two counts of Indecent and/or Vulgar Exposure of Sexual Organs. Indecent Exposure of Sexual Organs is a First Degree Misdemeanor under Florida law and punishable up to one year in the county jail. What made the facts of…
Hernando County Criminal Defense Lawyer Attorney Legal Update: Woman Charged with Felony Drug Trafficking
According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, a young woman and employee of a local Spring Hill, FL Doctor, has been accused of ordering Hydrocodone and Xanax for personal use. Allegedly, the Spring Hill doctor’s office contacted the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office when it discovered that painkillers had been prescribed…
Cross-dresser arrested for Hernando County Violation of Probation
Cross dressing isn’t a crime, but violating probation can be. Tampabay.com is reporting that Dade City Police Department arrested a 44-year-old man dressed in a black tank top and blue denim skirt Sunday morning after he tried to run from police. According to the report, a patrol car was making…
Confidential source outs man for operating a Hernando County marijuana grow house
According to tampabay.com, 42-year-old Ridge Manor man has been arrested for allegedly growing about 50 marijuana plants inside the mobile home parked behind his residence. Last week, Hernando County law enforcement received a tip from a confidential informant who told them about the mobile home operation and when police arrived…
Show me the money: Promise of stimulus checks lure criminals to arrest
According to reports, 76 Florida criminal suspects responded to a mailing promising “South Florida Stimulus Coalition” funds, but instead of receiving money, they were lured to their arrest. Using the name of the fictitious coalition, Fort Lauderdale police mailed letters asking targeted criminal suspects and those with outstanding arrest warrants…
Tampa Bay Bucs’ Player arrested for battery
Tampa Bay Buccaneer cornerback Aqib Talib was arrested last week for misdemeanor battery and resisting arrest without violence. According to reports, Talib was arrested by the Florida Highway Patrol and booked into the Pinellas County jail after a cab driver reported that Talib had verbally threatened him and struck him,…