Jacksonville roofing business owners plead guilty to $10 million fraud scheme
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Travis Morgan Slaughter and Tripp Charles Slaughter, owners of multiple Jacksonville roofing businesses, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to commit tax…
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To More Than 22 Years In Federal Prison For Attempting To Entice A Child To Produce Photos Depicting Sexual Abuse
Jacksonville, Florida – Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Sean Corey McKenzie (31, Jacksonville) to more than 22 years and 6 months in federal prison for attempted production of…
Former Jacksonville Resident Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Travel Scam
Jacksonville, Florida – Juan Carlos Arteaga (58, Conroe, TX) today pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. Arteaga has agreed…
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Using The Internet To Attempt To Entice And Meet A 12-Year-Old Child For Sex
Jacksonville, Florida – United States District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Wayne Dale Epps, Jr. (36, Jacksonville) to 12 years in federal prison for using the internet to attempt to entice…
Jacksonville PD Searching for Armed Robbery Suspects
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – On Thursday, October 14, 2021, patrol officers responded to the 100 block of Park Street in reference to an Armed Robbery. The pictured suspects approached the victim with a…
Jacksonville Man Wins $1 Million on Mega Millions sold at Winn-Dixie
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Junior Francois, 48, of Jacksonville, claimed a $1 million MEGA MILLIONS® prize at the Lottery’s Jacksonville District Office from the drawing held on October…
Former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Emergency Dispatcher Indicted For Producing And Distributing Materials Depicting Children Being Sexually Abused
Jacksonville, Florida – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Scott Matthew Yotka (47, Jacksonville) with producing and distributing materials depicting young children being sexually abused. Yotka faces a minimum…
Jacksonville Woman Claims $1 Million on Fastest Road to $1,000,000 Scratch-Off
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – The Florida Lottery announces that Lauren Santos, 38, of Jacksonville, claimed a $1 million top prize from THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game at the Jacksonville District Office. She…
Macclenny Man Pleads Guilty To Escaping From Jacksonville Halfway House
Jacksonville, Florida – Kevin Allen Rose (35, Macclenny) has pleaded guilty to escaping from a residential reentry center (halfway house) where he was completing a prior federal prison sentence. He faces a…
DeSantis Announces Actions Against Developers Associated with Hilltop Village in Jacksonville
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing) is taking action against the companies associated with Hilltop Village, a rental housing development located in…
Owner Of Jacksonville Tax Preparation Business Sentenced To Federal Prison For Tax Fraud
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Paul Berkins Moise to 35 months in federal prison for aiding and assisting others with the filing of fraudulent tax returns…
Four-year-old shot in the head, mom murdered by boyfriend in Alabama
WEAVER, AL – A woman was shot and murdered in her home and her 4-year-old son was shot in the head by her boyfriend inside her Jacksonville home on Saturday. Weaver Police…
Karen who coughed on cancer patient gets 30 days in jail, mental evaluation
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Heather Hunter, has agreed to pay a $500 fine and will serve 30 days plus six months of probation after she was recorded coughing on a person while she…
Florida 20-year-old charged for relationship with minor under 16
JACKSONVILLE, FL – A 20-year-old man is in jail today after having sexual activity with a young victim. Detectives with the St. Johns County Special Victims Unit began an investigation on March…
Man used U.S. Postal Service to move Fentanyl into Jacksonsville
JACKSONVILLE, FL – A Florida man is heading to federal prison for 10 years for moving fentanyl throughout the Jacksonville area using the U.S. Postal Service and “Trap Houses”. U.S. District Judge…
Jacksonville Sheriff Says “Move Over” After Three Officers Hurt in Avoidable Crashes
JACKSONVILLE, FL – After three Jacksonville Sheriff’s Department officers were injured in separate crashes, Sheriff Mike Williams’ office today reminded motorists to move over when they see an emergency vehicle on the…
Woman, Child Hid in Closet As “Intruder” Walked in their Home
JACKSONVILLE, FL – The St. John Sheriff’s office last night responded to a call for a woman and child hiding in a locked closet as an intruder was in their home. Deputies…
Sheriff’s Officer lays down in the gutter to rescue adorably cute kitten as water was rising quickly
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Jacksonville has had its share of danger in 2021, but for Sheriff’s officers in the community, there’s always time for old-fashioned police work from a kinder and more gentler…