Tag: homicide
On June 11, a hiker reported finding the torso of a female in the Ocala National Forest near Northeast 115th Avenue and State Road 40.
The Marion County Sheriff's office then released a photo to the media of a tattoo...
Ocala, Florida -- A career criminal, Keith Joseph Crabtree Jr., 26, smiled for his booking photo Friday as he was booked on charges of Attempted Felony Murder, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Possession of a...
Silver Springs -- A Silver Springs man was arrested Sunday and charged with First-degree Premeditated Murder after his roommate was found stuffed in the trunk of a car.
Eric Todd Gay, 36, said he woke up early Saturday morning and...
Dunnellon, Florida -- A Dunnellon man was arrested Monday after Marion County Sheriff's Office Major Crime detectives determined the suspect had staged the murder of his girlfriend.
Detectives say David W. Romig, 52, staged the January 30 homicide to look...
Detectives with the Cocoa Police Department are still searching for a man accused of killing an Ocala man.
On February 6, at approximately 5 p.m., Terry Scott Hilliard, 65, and the unnamed suspect arrived at the Dixie Motel in Cocoa.
Hilliard...
Citra, Florida -- Detectives with the Marion County Sheriff's Office are investigating after one man was found dead and two others were injured.
Deputies were dispatched to the 3100 block of Northeast 162nd Place, Citra, Tuesday after someone called 911...
On November 25, a Citrus County Sheriff's Deputy spotted a trash can on a wooded lot near American Avocet PT., Homosassa.
Upon inspecting the trash can, the deputy determined that it contained human remains.
Neighbors told the deputy that the trash...
A suspect who was wanted for questioning in the shooting death of a Belleview woman on Monday has been captured.
A caller had reported a woman screaming, followed by gunshots. Belleview police responded to the 5900 block of Front Road...
Ocala, Florida -- Ocala Police Department is currently investigating a homicide.
OPD Captain Louis Biondi, said that the victim is a black male, possibly in his mid-30s. The victim's name has not been released.
According to a press release, the victim...
According to Detective Sgt. Dan Goodwin of the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 6 p.m., deputies spotted a vehicle wanted in a carjacking in Shelbyville, Tenn.
After deputies spotted the vehicle occupied by two suspects, they called for backup.
A...
The crime streak of two juveniles came to an end when they decided to steal a car in Polk County.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the duo was also wanted for a homicide they committed in Orange County.
PCSO deputies...
Silver Springs Shores -- Marion County Sheriff's Office detectives say one man was shot to death and another one was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Deputies were dispatched to 309 Oak Track Radial after someone called 911...
Ocala, Florida -- A 17-year-old who was shot in a drive-by shooting, has died.
According to a press release, Rizaki Germaine Johnson was removed from life support on Wednesday.
The case has been upgraded to a Homicide.
On September 28, Ocala police responded to...
Ocala, Florida -- A 10-year-old boy who was arrested and charged with manslaughter was released by a judge on Friday.
Berhaun was released into the custody Heart of Florida Youth Ranch.
The judge said that Berhaun cannot be left unsupervised, namely...
Ocala, Florida -- A killer was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after being convicted of First-Degree Murder.
The sentencing stemmed from the 2014 death of 1-year-old Jayden Green.
Kendall Corey Dustin Blyden, 29, was originally charged with Aggravated Child Abuse,...
Silver Springs Shores - A 10-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday and charged with Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child.
Marion County sheriff's detectives say they arrested Berhaun Blyden for the death of his 2-year-old cousin, Journee Blyden.
Timeline of the events
On June...
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Ocala, Florida -- The Medical Examiner has ruled the death of 2-year-old Journee Blyden, a homicide.
On June 21, 2016, deputies responded to Hemlock Course Run, Ocala. Upon arrival, they found that Journee was unconscious and...
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Ocala, Florida -- The Ocala Police Department has named a person of interest in a double homicide investigation, which began after two bodies were discovered in an Ocala home on Sunday.
That person is Terrance Hurst,...
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Ocala, Florida -- The Ocala Police Department is investigating a double homicide after two bodies were discovered in an Ocala home.
According to a press release, the bodies were discovered, Sunday, May 1, 2016, at...
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Ocala, Florida -- The Ocala Police Department has named a person of interest in the death of Ujjval “Rocky” Patel, 33, who was shot in the head and killed at a convenience store last week.
The shooting...