Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Department Of Labor Of $732,000 In Disability Payments

Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that George Utley (56, Oklahoma City, OK) has pleaded guilty to receiving stolen government property (Department of Labor disability benefit payments). Utley…

Citrus County Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Federal Firearm Paperwork

Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Darrell Pierre Hopkins (54, Dunnellon) has pleaded guilty to making a false statement in connection with the purchase of firearms and…

Citrus County Convicted Felon Arrested For Falsifying Federal Firearm Paperwork

Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Darrell Pierre Hopkins (54, Dunnellon) with making a materially false statement in connection with the purchase…

Postal Employee Arrested For Theft Of Mail

Ocala, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the filing of a criminal complaint and arrest of Miranda Delee Farleigh (25, Ocklawaha) for theft of mail matter by a postal employee. If…

Juries Return Guilty Verdicts Against Couple For Murdering Government Witness

Ocala, Florida – Following eight days of trial in federal court, David Chappell Fey (57, Belleview) and Shari Lynn Gunter (58, Ocklawaha) have each been found guilty as charged for the murder…

Citrus County Woman Pleads Guilty To Producing Sexually Explicit Photos Of A Child And Distributing Them Over The Internet

Ocala, Florida – Ashley Renea Hilligoss (37, Citrus Springs) has pleaded guilty to producing photos depicting a minor child being sexually abused. She faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal…

Gunman Shooting Passing Cars on I-95 Hits one then Accidentally Shot Himself

PALM CITY, FLORIDA – A 59-year old man was shot while driving northbound on a stretch of I-95 between Hobe Sound and Palm City around 6 a.m. Sunday morning. The victim pulled…

Arrest made for 2016 murder of Marion County Correctional Officer Ronnie Damon

MARION COUNTY, FL – Marquee Williams has been transferred to the Marion County Jail after he was indicted for Murder in the First Degree with a Firearm for the 2016 killing of…

Former Alachua County Deputy Pleads Guilty To Lying During Purchases Of Firearms

Ocala, Florida – Kenyari Devaughnte Brewton (26, Ocala), a former deputy with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, has pleaded guilty to two federal felonies: (1) making a materially false statement during the…

Lake County Convicted Felon Indicted For Illegal Firearm Possession And Destruction Of Aircraft

Ocala, Florida – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Wendell Doyle Goney (51, Mount Dora) with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and destruction of aircraft. If convicted…

Two arrested for shooting death of 23-year-old Sonja Stahl

OCALA, FL – On Sunday, October 10, 2021, at approximately 3:40 a.m., the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) responded to the 2600 block of SE 56th Street, Ocala in reference to a…

Putnam County Registered Sex Offender Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Images

Jacksonville, Florida – United States District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Jasen Michael Anderson (30, Crescent City) to 10 years in federal prison for possessing images depicting the sexual abuse of…

Suspect busted after uploading child photos to his Google account

MARION COUNTY, FL – On Thursday, September 16, 2021, Major Crimes Detective Nicholas Sutliff arrested 44-year-old Carl Wade Wilson (W/M, DOB: 12/13/1976) for 14 counts of Possession of Child Pornography. On August…

Former Federal Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty In Connection With Plan To Smuggle Drugs Into Prison

Ocala, FL – Wayne Grant, Jr. (27, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to receipt of a bribe by a public official. He faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A…

Citrus Springs Man Pleads Guilty To Producing Child Sex Abuse Images

Ocala, Florida – Dustin Shane Sandiford (31, Citrus Springs) has pleaded guilty to using a minor to produce child sex abuse images. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, and…

Nebraska Fugitive Sentenced To Four Years In Prison

Ocala, Florida – Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Howard D. Farley, Jr. (72, Weirsdale) to four years in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised released…

Former Deputy Arrested For Lying On Federal Firearm Forms At Gun Dealer

Ocala, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the arrest of Kenyari Devaughnte Brewton (26, Ocala) on a criminal complaint charging him with eight counts of knowingly causing a Federal…

Citrus Springs Man Pleads Guilty To Narcotics And Firearms Charges

Ocala, Florida – Simeon Kyle Hopkins (28, Citrus Springs) today pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and one count of possessing cocaine base with…

Registered Sex Offender Pleads Guilty To Federal Charge Of Possessing Child Sex Abuse Images And Videos

Ocala, Florida – Michael Edward Burr, Jr. (29, Homosassa) has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of possessing images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children. Burr faces a minimum mandatory…

Trio Arrested In Large-Scale Drug Conspiracy

Ocala, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Devonne L. Walker (35, Lady Lake, FL), Tymane D. Hamilton (29, Phoenix, AZ), and Kanisha D.…

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