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A 29-year-old Florida man pleaded guilty to smuggling firearms from the United States and conspiracy to use a facility of interstate commerce in the commission of a murder-for-hire. United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the guilty plea from Antonio Jose Melean Reyes, of Jacksonville. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison for each offense. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to his plea agreement, on May 15, 2021, Reyes attempted to smuggle

A man from Florida is facing several fraud charges, said Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields in a statement issued to Sandhills Sentinel. “On January 4th, 2024, The Moore County Sheriff’s Office received a report of bank fraud in the Carthage area of Moore County,” said Fields. “The report was received after thousands of dollars were fraudulently obtained from the reporting victim’s bank account. Detectives quickly identified Jesse Jose Reyes, from Miami Gardens, Florida, as a suspect in this case and

A 20-year-old Florida man has just been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison after crafting a plot to kill his girlfriend. Allegedly, he falsely accused her of giving him an STD. If you thought that was bad, just wait until you get to the part where his mother was in on the hit. Police say 20-year-old Keith Agee walked into Home Depot in Escambia County, Florida, on August 11 to confront the 18-year-old mother of his

 A driver was found carrying meth following a hit-and-run crash on Thursday involving a bicyclist who is paraplegic, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the crash happened around 5:54 p.m. near Sesame Boulevard, which is where a hand-pedal bicyclist was struck by a Ford hatchback that fled the scene. According to the sheriff’s office, the bicyclist — Stephen Watkins — had previously contracted a life-threatening staph infection while working as a detention deputy at the FCSO, which

A motorcyclist from Wesley Chapel died in an overnight crash Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Around 2 a.m., a 40-year-old man riding a Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling northbound on Mariner Boulevard. FHP said that while attempting a left turn, the motorcyclist was struck by a 28-year-old Tampa man, driving a Mercedes CLK320 in the southbound lanes of Mariner Boulevard. After the crash, the motorcycle was propelled backward into the northbound lanes. A 20-year-old Weeki Wachee woman driving

A Florida deputy delivered a Chick-fil-A breakfast meal to a local home after arresting a DoorDash delivery driver for suspicion of DUI last week, authorities said. On Jan. 5, deputies received reports of a possible drunk driver in the restaurant’s parking lot who was seen striking cones and almost hitting several cars in the drive-thru, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post. The 57-year-old man reportedly left the parking lot and was later stopped by deputies during

Two teens reportedly led authorities on a chase Sunday morning that spanned multiple counties after “intentionally” hitting a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office vehicle.  The sheriff’s office said it all started around 1:30 a.m. at the Paddock Club Apartment Complex. 10 Tampa Bay couldn’t identify an apartment complex by that name; however, the MAA Brandon is located on Paddock Club Drive in Brandon.  Deputies said they received reports of two people burglarizing vehicles within the apartment complex and deployed a K-9 and aviation

Panama City Beach Police have confirmed the motorcyclist involved in the accident on Panama City Beach Parkway has died. Police responded to the accident in the 11000 block of PCB Parkway near the Richard Jackson Boulevard intersection shortly after 4:40 pm. Investigation revealed that a motorcycle was traveling west on PCB Parkway in the area of Home Depot, while a pickup truck was traveling east. The truck attempted to cross a westbound lane into the Home Depot parking and was

Two men were involved in a crash Sunday morning that left one car flipped over and one man in the hospital. According to the Indian River County Fire Rescue, the crash happened around 8 a.m. at the intersection of 8th Street and Indian River Boulevard. For reasons unknown at this time, a Chevy pickup truck collided with a Honda sedan, causing the pickup truck to flip over. One of the drivers sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local

Photo by: daily ridge Winter Haven, Florida – The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a crash that occurred Friday afternoon (1:12pm). According to Sargent Gaskins , public information officer with the FHP, a sedan was traveling southbound on US-17, near 6th Street NW, when the driver (74 Yr Old Winter Haven man) suffered a medical emergency. The driver lost control of the vehicle which entered the opposing lane and collided with with an SUV nearly head-on. The driver of

 A Florida woman attempting to sell her home was left shocked and searching for answers after her entire driveway was removed last month. Amanda Brochu first shared her shocking story on GoFundMe back on Dec. 28. She said shortly after listing her Orlando-area home for sale, she began getting calls from people claiming they were “sent by a landlord to replace the driveway.” The problem? Brochu owns the home and said she never needed a new driveway. According to WFTV, Brochu’s son

A Florida nurse has been arrested for animal cruelty after she allegedly poisoned her neighbors’ two pet cats and a Chihuahua pregnant with eight puppies, Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) said. Tamesha Knighten, 51, was arrested Wednesday for the pet deaths that occurred on Aug. 16, 2023. Authorities were alerted after the owners’ two cats, Luna and Pancake, died within hours of each other. Both cats had been choking, unable to breathe, foaming from the mouth and showing signs of