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MADISON COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) – The Madison County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Waycross man Monday in connection to a homicide. The sheriff’s office said it arrested 21-year-old Detrone Majohnny Middleton Jr. of Waycross, Georgia Monday. He’s facing a second-degree murder charge, according to deputies, and is being held in the Madison County Jail without bond. His arrest comes after a crash scene quickly transformed into a homicide investigation early Monday morning in Madison County, according to the sheriff’s office. In

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – Anthony, the son of 68-year-old Kenneth Pirraglia, said his father was a great man after finding out that he died in an efficiency garage fire early Tuesday morning. “It’s the worst feeling in the world,” said Anthony in tears when asked about losing his father. “They wouldn’t tell me over the phone if he was OK and I kept asking, ‘Is my father OK?’ They gave me no answer.” The blaze broke out in the

GULF BREEZE, Fla. (WKRG) — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a multi-vehicle crash on Sunday night that resulted in multiple drivers being taken to the hospital. According to a Facebook post, Midway Fire District responded to Gulf Breeze Parkway near the entrance to Pensacola State College after receiving reports of a motor vehicle crash with entrapment. Santa Rosa County Communications also received “numerous 911 calls reporting a multi-vehicle crash,” according to the post. Upon arrival, firefighters found that three

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Valondia Norris, 43, was found shot to death at an apartment complex in the Arlington area on Monday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said they received several calls from residents of the apartment complex located on Edenfield Road reporting they had heard gunshots. When they arrived, police found Norris suffering from gunshot wounds lying in the parking lot. Paramedics responded, but Norris died at the scene. No arrests have been made. “At this time we are not

A14-year-old girl was the victim in a murder-suicide at a drug-fueled house party, and the suspect is a teen she met only a month ago, according to investigators in Florida. The shootings happened around 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at a home near St. Petersburg, where the suspect was dog sitting, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. St. Petersburg is about a 20-mile drive southwest from Tampa. “Once deputies arrived on-scene, they located 14-year-old Sayuri Jade Ruiz

A19-year-old Florida woman, working a McDonald’s drive-thru window, was arrested Saturday for grabbing another woman’s cell phone. According to deputies, Emmonie LaShawn King, 19, was charged with burglary with battery and robbery by sudden snatching. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office responded to McDonald’s near Mile Marker 100 in Key Largo at approximately 11 p.m. King, an employee, became upset with three drive-thru customers. Deputies say King reached into the vehicle, grabbing the victim’s phone out of her hand while she

SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two people were killed in a crash involving a motorcycle in south Fort Myers Monday evening. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the deadly crash happened south of Gladiolus Drive on US-41. According to reports, the driver lost control of the motorcycle, which then overturned onto its side. Troopers say the driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead on the scene.The adult passenger reportedly was transported to the hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries.Troopers

Troopers are investigating a crash on Bell Boulevard South that temporarily closed traffic in both directions, creating heavy traffic delays in Lehigh Acres. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash was reported at around 5 a.m. on Tuesday and shut down the road between Colyer Street East and just north of Brazos Street East. At 6:38 a.m., the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and FHP cleared the crash and reopened the roadway. Examination of the scene indicates an SUV had collided with a semi-truck,

Volusia Sheriff’s Office IDs victim as Juan C. Andino Jr. (CBS DETROIT) – A Florida man was killed Monday night in a single-vehicle crash in Monroe County, officials said.  The incident happened at 5:19 p.m. on April 22 on Enrico Fermi Drive, northwest of Leroux Road in Frenchtown Township.  A preliminary investigation shows that a 69-year-old man from Beverly Hills, Florida, was driving northwest on Enrico Fermi Drive in a maroon 2014 Ford F-150 truck.  The truck left the roadway, heading

Volusia Sheriff’s Office IDs victim as Juan C. Andino Jr. ORANGE CITY, Fla. – A 36-year-old Orange City man was killed Sunday in a high-speed crash in DeBary, deputies said. The fatal wreck happened around 6:40 p.m. at the intersection of Charles R. Beall Boulevard and Barwick Road. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office said Juan C. Andino Jr. was driving a 2008 Mitsubishi sedan north on Charles R. Beall Boulevard at a high rate of speed when he attempted to change lanes.

A man shot and killed his girlfriend inside a car on Saturday and video-called her estranged husband before driving to the Florida City police station to turn himself in, all while her body was still in the car, police said. Alexander Roque, 48, was booked into jail Sunday and faces second-degree murder charges, according to online jail records. Roque allegedly shot his girlfriend — identified by family as 44-year-old Yessenia Rodriguez Marquez — inside a white Hyundai Tucson on Saturday night before

A person is dead after an apartment fire in Miami Township on Sunday. Fire crews were called to respond to the fire at an apartment complex on Cobblegate Drive near Alex-Bell Road, News Center 7 previously reported. Firefighters removed one victim from a unit who was taken to Miami Valley Hospital and later pronounced deceased, Battalion Chief Glenn Jirka, Miami Valley Fire District, confirmed with News Center 7. The cause and origin of the fire are currently under investigation by the