Tallahassee Resident Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Anita Ervin, a 61-year-old from Tallahassee, has claimed a $1 million prize from the Florida Lottery’s $5,000,000 CASHWORD Scratch-Off game. Ervin opted for a one-time, lump-sum payment totaling $780,000.00…
Former Florida Attorney Indicted For Racketeering Relating To Operation Of His Tallahassee Law Firm And Investment Companies
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – A federal grand jury has returned a one-count indictment charging Phillip Timothy Howard, 61, of Tallahassee, Florida, with racketeering (RICO). The indictment was announced by Jason R. Coody, United…
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice Opening Newest Location in Tallahassee
Premier family-friendly Florida staple continues expansion in The Sunshine State Tallahassee, FL (-) Orlando-based Jeremiah’s Italian Ice will soon be scooping up its iconic frozen treats in Tallahassee, announcing the brand’s first…
Tallahassee Woman Convicted In Murder-For-Hire Plot
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – A federal jury in Tallahassee convicted Gretchen Buselli (a/k/a “Gretchen Yarbrough”), 48, of Tallahassee, Florida, of use of an interstate commerce facility in the commission of murder-for-hire and making…
Former Tallahassee Mayor And Gubernatorial Candidate And Associate Charged With Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, And Making False Statements
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – A federal grand jury has returned a twenty-one count indictment against Andrew Demetric Gillum, 42, and Sharon Janet Lettman-Hicks, 53, both of Tallahassee, Florida. The indictment was announced by…
Tallahassee Man Manufacturing “Ghost Guns” Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Carlos A. Urena, 38, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon and possessing an…
Tallahassee Man Sentenced To Thirty Years In Federal Prison For Drug Related Offense
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Emanuel Beach 43, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to thirty years in federal prison after pleading guilty on February 18, 2022, to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Jason…
Tallahassee Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking of A Minor
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – A federal jury in Tallahassee convicted Tyron Columbia Watson, 39, of Tallahassee, Florida of two counts of Sex Trafficking of a Minor Under the Age of 14. The guilty…
Tallahassee Man Convicted Of Drug Trafficking Charges
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – A federal jury in Tallahassee convicted Lamar Anthony Dukes, 36, of Tallahassee, Florida of distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. The guilty…
Former Tallahassee Federal Correctional Officer Sentenced To Forty-Eight Months In Federal Prison For Sexual Abuse Of Inmate
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA –Jimmy Lee Highsmith, 42, of Marianna, was sentenced to forty-eight months in federal prison following his conviction on one count of sexual abuse of a ward while on duty at…
Former Tallahassee Federal Correctional Officer Indicted For Bribery And Introduction of Contraband Into A Federal Prison
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Jared Anderson, 26, of Tallahassee, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury on counts of bribery and introduction of contraband into a federal prison, announced Jason Coody, Acting…
Tallahassee police investigating double shooting
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Tallahassee Police Department is currently investigating a shooting that occurred just before 3 a.m. at Mission Hills apartments, located at 2425 Mission Road. When officers arrived on scene…
Tallahassee Man Sentenced To Forty-Four Months In Federal Prison For Communicating Threats of Violence
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Daniel Alan Baker, 34, of Tallahassee, Florida was sentenced to forty-four months in federal prison for two counts of transmitting a communication in interstate commerce containing a threat to…
Police make arrest for 2020 Tallahassee bank robbery
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) has charged a suspect in a November 2020 bank robbery that occurred at First Commerce Credit Union, located at 1460 Capital Circle Northwest. Following…
