Jacksonville Legal Notice

06/21/2025

An 18-year-old is in custody following a double homicide early Saturday morning outside a shopping center on Baymeadows Road near Old Baymeadows Road. At approximately 3:30 a.m. on June 21, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office patrol officers responded to a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers locat...

06/21/2025

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the South Florida State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication (S.A.F.E.) Task Force have arrested 51-year-old Jayram Ruiz Roche of Opa-Locka on multiple felony drug charges related to a fentanyl trafficking operation. Ruiz Roche faces one first-degr...

06/21/2025

On Friday, June 20, 2025, around 10:48 p.m., Daytona Beach Police responded to a shooting at South Turn Lounge and Restaurant, 1540 S. Nova Road, where three individuals were struck by gunfire and later transported to a local hospital with non–life-threatening injuries. According to investigators,...

06/21/2025

David Robert McKeown, 47, a middle school teacher at United Brethren in Christ (UBIC) Academy in Holly Hill, has been arrested on 19 felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material and six felony counts of sexually abusing animals. The arrest, a collaborative effort between the Florida De...

06/21/2025

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A Clay County jury has found Danny Dustin guilty of Second-Degree Murder with a Weapon, as announced by State Attorney Melissa Nelson. This verdict carries a mandatory life sentence in Florida State Prison for Dustin, who has been designated a Prison Releasee Reoffender. The Honorable James Kallaher...

05/20/2025

A 36-year-old man has been found guilty of kidnapping and assault in connection with a violent crime spree in 2023 that terrorized his wife and their four children across multiple counties, culminating in their rescue by Collier County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Antonio Caban now faces a potential...

02/25/2025

After nearly three decades, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) has solved the 1997 cold case murder of Stephen Edenfield, thanks to advancements in DNA technology and a confession from the suspect, 47-year-old Brandon Gliha. On February 1, 1997, Edenfield was found stabbed and beaten to...

02/07/2025

On January 27, 2025, Vitalii Kryushenko, a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses, began serving a three-year prison sentence for refusing military service based on his religious beliefs. He is the first Jehovah’s Witness to be incarcerated for conscientious objection since the war between Ukraine and Ru...

11/20/2024

Late Tuesday night, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sergeants were involved in an officer-involved shooting after responding to a stabbing near Main Street and I-295. The incident began when an off-duty JSO sergeant, working security at a nearby construction site, witnessed a man suddenly attack a c...

11/20/2024

Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) is taking measures to address a projected $100 million budget shortfall for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The district has been facing a consistent gap between its revenue and spending, leading to the depletion of reserves that had previously been used to cover the defi...

07/28/2024

On July 27, 2024, at approximately 1:51 a.m., the Port Orange Police Department responded to a report of a person shot in the 1900 Block of Creekwater Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 13-year-old male who had sustained a gunshot wound. The victim was promptly transported to a hospital....

07/28/2024

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Duval County jury has found Darien Howard guilty of First-Degree Murder and Armed Robbery in the 2021 killing of Michael Livermore. With the verdict, Howard faces a mandatory life sentence in Florida State Prison. The Honorable Anthony Salem will senten...