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Judge Sentences Penn Hills Man to 31 Years in Prison for 2014 Armed Robbery Spree

PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 31 years’ imprisonment followed by five years’ supervised release on his conviction of firearms charges, United…

March 17, 2022

12th Defendant Convicted in Dog-Fighting, Drug Distribution Ring

MACON, Ga. – A Macon resident pleaded guilty to federal charges resulting from a lengthy investigation into a significant multi-state dog fighting and cocaine trafficking network. Shelley Johnson aka Gold Mouth, 40, pleaded…

March 10, 2022

Former Executive Director of the Hawaii Commission Sentenced To 46 Months in Prison for Embezzling from AmeriCorps And Offering a Bribe in Return for CARES Act Grants

WASHINGTON – Stacy Higa, 58, a former public official from Hilo, Hawaii, was sentenced in federal court today to 46 months in prison for embezzling from…

February 23, 2022

He held a knife up to his ex-girlfriend’s neck then snatched her purse

FORT WALTON BEACH, FL – An odd incident occurred between former lovers in Fort Walton Beach when a woman’s ex-boyfriend held a knife up to her throat, choked but, but then fled…

January 25, 2022

Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office still investigating December shooting murder

OKALOOSA ISLAND, FL – Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators are continuing to pursue information in the shooting death of a man whose body was found along Highway 98 on Okaloosa Island the…

January 18, 2022

Man charged after running over victim in fit of road rage

FORT WALTON BEACH, FL – A Fort Walton Beach man involved in a road rage incident that injured a 59-year old Baker resident last month is now charged with aggravated battery causing…

November 11, 2021

Former Hawaii Public Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from AmeriCorps and Offering a Bribe in Return for CARES Act Grants

WASHINGTON – Stacy Higa, 58, a former public official from Hilo, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $38,000 from AmeriCorps and also to offering…

October 13, 2021

Felon Receives 57-Month Sentence for Firearm Possession

Memphis, TN – Deeric Walton, 25, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., announced…

October 9, 2021

Shooter charged for 2020 murder of Deshaun Frazier

FORT WALTON BEACH, FL – The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Fort Walton Beach area man with second degree murder in connection with a shooting death last November. 39-year old…

August 27, 2021

Teen wanted for questioning in March unsolved murder case

FORT WALTON BEACH, FL – The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 19-year old John William Galvao-Sahb for questioning in connection with the fatal shooting of a Fort Walton Beach man…

July 16, 2021

Woman charged for fatally shooting man during heated argument

FORT WALTON BEACH, FL – The victim of a shooting Wednesday night at a residence on Reeves Drive near Fort Walton Beach later died at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. After multiple…

June 26, 2021

Dealer charged for bad heroin that killed woman

FORT WALTON BEACH, FL – An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigation into the drug overdose death of a Fort Walton Beach woman has led to the arrest of the suspect who supplied…

May 15, 2021

Armed gunman robs Staten Island Hilton Gardens Hotel

STATEN ISLAND, NY – An armed gunman and an accomplice robbed the Staten Island Hilton Gardens Hotel at gunpoint on Monday and police are searching for the suspects. The gunman entered the…

April 2, 2021

Woman wanted for stabbing at New York City Subway Station

NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is searching for a woman wanted for a stabbing incident on a subway station platform on Wednesday at around 8:00 am in…

April 2, 2021

Gunman wanted for botched Bronx bodega armed robbery

NEW YORK, NY – A gunman entered a bodega at 1126 Westchester Avenue and attempted to rob the clerk behind the counter. The gunman pointed a gun and began to fire underneath…

April 2, 2021

Child Predator and Cyberterrorist Sentenced to 75 years in Federal Prison

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Acting U.S. Attorney John Childress announced today that Buster Hernandez, 29, of Bakersfield, California, was sentenced to 75 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt.…

March 17, 2021

North Tonawanda man charged for sexual assault of two children in Amherst

NORTH TONAWANDA, NY – A man from North Tonawanda has been charged for sexually assaulting two children in Amherst. The Erie County DA has issued the following release: Erie County District Attorney…

March 13, 2021

Second suspect arrested today for kidnapping, robbery of teenager

FORT WALTON, FL – Two men have been arrested for the kidnapping of a 15-year-old boy, the Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office reported this morning. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Fort…

February 17, 2021

Little Egg Harbor Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Luring Children

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Joshua A. Rauter, 33, of Little Egg Harbor is now in Ocean County Jail after being sentenced to three years in prison for luring young children. He will…

February 2, 2021

President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee

Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate: Danielle J. Hunsaker of Oregon, to serve as Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Danielle…

August 29, 2019

23 of 24 Child Sexual Predators Caught in Toms River Last Week Released Under Bail Reform Law

23 area men who used games like Fortnite to lure children for sex are back on the street. TOMS RIVER-Last week, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General announced twenty four…

September 27, 2018

Walton County - Page 5

Judge Sentences Penn Hills Man to 31 Years in Prison for 2014 Armed Robbery Spree

12th Defendant Convicted in Dog-Fighting, Drug Distribution Ring

Former Executive Director of the Hawaii Commission Sentenced To 46 Months in Prison for Embezzling from AmeriCorps And Offering a Bribe in Return for CARES Act Grants

He held a knife up to his ex-girlfriend’s neck then snatched her purse

Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office still investigating December shooting murder

Man charged after running over victim in fit of road rage

Former Hawaii Public Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from AmeriCorps and Offering a Bribe in Return for CARES Act Grants

Felon Receives 57-Month Sentence for Firearm Possession

Shooter charged for 2020 murder of Deshaun Frazier

Teen wanted for questioning in March unsolved murder case

Woman charged for fatally shooting man during heated argument

Dealer charged for bad heroin that killed woman

Armed gunman robs Staten Island Hilton Gardens Hotel

Woman wanted for stabbing at New York City Subway Station

Gunman wanted for botched Bronx bodega armed robbery

Child Predator and Cyberterrorist Sentenced to 75 years in Federal Prison

North Tonawanda man charged for sexual assault of two children in Amherst

Second suspect arrested today for kidnapping, robbery of teenager

Little Egg Harbor Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Luring Children

President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee

23 of 24 Child Sexual Predators Caught in Toms River Last Week Released Under Bail Reform Law

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State Says Unlikely a Mountain Lion is Roaming Around Ocean County College

Ciattarelli vows to defend parental rights on LGBTQ studies while Sherrill supports forced curriculum

Joanne Chesimard’s death reminds New Jersey that a Phil Murphy appointed judge let her accomplice out of jail

Progressive Florida Judge Says Man Self-Pleasuring in Park with Children “Not Illegal”

Ocean County Landfill Operator Sees Six Accident Cases Tossed by Judge

New Jersey Democrats Taken to Court Over Deceptive South Jersey Ballot Design to Help Mikie Sherrill

New Jersey AG Investigating Cops Who Shot Knife-Wielding Man Hiding Two Bodies in His Hillsborough Home

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