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35TH ANNUAL VICTIM REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY HONORS PAST CRIME VICTIMS ACROSS THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
35TH ANNUAL VICTIM REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY HONORS PAST CRIME VICTIMS ACROSS THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Fifth Judicial Circuit, FL) The week of April 21-27, 2024, the Office of the State Attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit joined various organizations across the country to celebrate National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. During National Crime Victim... Read More

WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER OVER CHILD CUSTODY
WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER OVER CHILD CUSTODY (Marion County, FL) Following a trial process, in which 37-year-old Neely Raye Pesognellie Petrie-Blanchard represented herself in her murder trial of 50-year-old Christopher Hallett, jurors deliberated on Friday, April 19, 2024, for roughly 30 minut... Read More

CONVICTED FELON FOUND GUILTY OF TRAFFICKING FENTANYL
CONVICTED FELON FOUND GUILTY OF TRAFFICKING FENTANYL (Marion County, FL) Yesterday, April 18, 2024, 43-year-old Cordale Lamont Dempsey, who did not show up for court, was found guilty. Dempsey faced multiple counts, including Trafficking Fentanyl, Unlawful Use of a Two-way Communications Device, Posses... Read More

GUILTY VERDICT SECURED IN OPERATION POISON CONTROL ARREST
GUILTY VERDICT SECURED IN OPERATION POISON CONTROL ARREST (Lake County, FL) On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, Lake County jurors delivered a critical verdict, finding 50-year-old Rodney Dewayne Goodman guilty of the Sale of Fentanyl within 1,000 feet of a Convenience Business and Possession with the Intent to Sel... Read More

LAKE COUNTY MAN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING PREGNANT STEPMOTHER
LAKE COUNTY MAN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING PREGNANT STEPMOTHER (Lake County, FL) In an update of a case that deeply impacted the Eustis area community, 26-year-old Ian Anselmo was found guilty by a Lake County jury Friday afternoon for the fatal strangulation of his expectant stepmother, 39-year-old Sue Ellen An... Read More

PROSECUTORS SECURED GUILTY VERDICT IN 2023 PURSE SNATCHING ROBBERIES
PROSECUTORS SECURED GUILTY VERDICT IN 2023 PURSE SNATCHING ROBBERIES (Citrus County, FL) Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Citrus County jurors delivered a decisive verdict, finding 21-year-old Arnecia Jazzell Rose guilty on all charges, including Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, Aggravated Fleeing to Elude, Principal to A... Read More

INDIANA MAN FOUND GUILTY OF FLEEING & BATTERING LEO
INDIANA MAN FOUND GUILTY OF FLEEING & BATTERING LEO (Sumter County, FL) On Friday, April 5, 2024, 61-year-old Dean Larry Oneal was found guilty of Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, Resisting Law Enforcement Officer with Violence, Fleeing and Attempting to Elude Law Enforcement, and Possession of P... Read More

LEMON SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS FOR 2020 MURDER
LEMON SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS FOR 2020 MURDER (Citrus County, FL) Last week, in a significant development following a lengthy legal process, 29-year-old David Jerome Lemon Jr. was sentenced to a minimum mandatory of 25 Years in the Florida Department of Corrections after entering a plea. Read More

MAN SENTENCED TO 75 YEARS FOR BATTERY AND FLEEING LEO
MAN SENTENCED TO 75 YEARS FOR BATTERY AND FLEEING LEO (Citrus County, FL) This morning, 50-year-old Robert Joe Maracek was sentenced to 75 Years in the Florida Department of Corrections as a Habitual Violent Felony Offender for his 2021 crimes. Read More

SERIAL BANK ROBBER SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS FOR 2022 ROBBERY
SERIAL BANK ROBBER SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS FOR 2022 ROBBERY (Citrus County, FL) Yesterday, in a Citrus County courtroom, 46-year-old Jeromee Wade Greenough, a Habitual Felony Offender, was sentenced to 40 Years in the Florida Department of Corrections for Robbery with a Weapon, two counts of Aggravated Assaul... Read More

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