BATSON SENTENCED TO THREE DECADES IN 2023 BURGLARY CASE
(Citrus County, FL) This morning, the Honorable Judge Richard A. Howard sentenced Habitual Felony Offender, 62-year-old James Darryl Batson to 30 years in prison. Batson was found guilty by jurors last week for the 2023 burglary and attempted burglary of multiple businesses. Batson was convicted of Burglary of a Structure while Masked, Petit Theft, Criminal […]
HAMILL FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING 91-YEAR-OLD MAN
(Lake County, FL) Yesterday evening, jurors delivered their verdict in the 2023 murder case of 91-year-old John Taylor. After a brief deliberation of the evidence presented and expert testimony by Florida Department of Law Enforcement analysts, jurors found 46-year-old Bryan Matthew Hamill guilty of First-Degree Murder and Grand Theft Motor Vehicle. “Our hearts go out […]
THREE INDICTED IN CITRUS HOMICIDE CASE
(Citrus County, FL) State Attorney Bill Gladson announces the indictment of three defendants for home invasion robbery and murder. 34-year-old Shawn Michael Hutton, 35-year-old Andre Douglas Gore, and 28-year-old Jason Kyle Kirchaine, have all been indicted for First Degree Murder for their roles in the December 19, 2024, death of 44-year-old Aaron Michael Kyle. All […]
DEFENDANT FOUND GUILTY OF GRAND THEFT AUTO
(Hernando County, FL) Yesterday, a jury found 43-year-old Michael Corey Bowser-Jones guilty as charged for Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle. “The proactive efforts of our law enforcement partners led to the quick arrest of this defendant,” said Walter Forgie, Fifth Judicial Circuit Chief Assistant State Attorney. “The evidence gathered through their investigation also ensured […]
OCALA MAN SENTENCED IN SOLICITATION OF MINOR CASE
(Marion County, FL) This morning, 40-year-old Matthew Hand was sentenced to 15 years in the Florida Department of Corrections for his traveling to meet a minor conviction. Last month, jurors found Hand guilty after less than one hour of deliberating. Hand was found guilty of Traveling to Meet a Minor and Soliciting a Child for […]
CRIM CONVICTED OF TRAFFICKING NARCOTICS AFTER 20-MINUTE JURY DELIBERATION
(Marion County, FL) Yesterday, 46-year-old Anthony Earl Crim Jr. was found guilty of Trafficking in Cocaine and Trafficking Methamphetamine. Jurors deliberated for 20 minutes, after hearing expert testimony and examining evidence presented during the trial, before rendering their verdict. After the verdict was read, the Honorable Judge Timothy T. McCourt sentenced Crim to 30 years […]
REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER FOUND GUILTY OF BATTERING ELDERLY WOMAN
(Sumter County, FL) On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 70-year-old Donald Bass, who is a registered sexual offender, was found guilty of one Felony count of Battery on a Person 65 Years of Age or Older. Officers with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) responded to a 9-1-1 call around 5 a.m. on September 3, 2023. […]
LAKE COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR CHILD SEX OFFENSE
(Lake County, FL) In the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Cary F. Rada, jurors found 56-year-old Miguel Mendoza Ortiz guilty of Lewd and Lascivious Molestation of a Child less than 12 years of age and Giving Obscene Material to a Minor. Right after his conviction, Ortiz was sentenced to Life in prison. Ortiz was […]
BROWN FOUND GUILTY OF MULTIPLE COUNTS OF DRUG TRAFFICKING FOLLOWING LENGTHY INVESTIGATION
(Marion County, FL) Last week, in the Honorable Judge Willard Pope’s courtroom, 55-year-old James E. Brown and one of his associates, 57-year-old Sammy L. Welcome Sr., were found guilty by a jury on charges related to their illicit narcotics arrests back in 2019 and 2020. Brown was convicted of felony Conspiracy to Commit Trafficking in […]
MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN MANSLAUGHTER CASE
(Hernando County, FL) The Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office announces a significant development in the case against 42-year-old John Anthony Hancock, following a fatal physical altercation on June 15, 2021, that took the life of 84-year-old Theresa Evelyn Bogue. Earlier today, in the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Stephen E. Toner, Hancock entered a […]