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New Orleans Saints Running Back Alvin Kamara Arrested for Battery After Pro Bowl in Las Vegas | Florida Criminal Defense Lawyers Whittel & Melton

Alvin Kamara, running back for the New Orleans Saints, was arrested on a battery charge Sunday in Las Vegas after playing in his fifth pro bowl. Reports from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department show that Kamara is accused of injuring another person at a Las Vegas nightclub sometime over…

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Mascotte City Manager Charged with Battery After Allegedly Poking Council Member During Altercation | Lake County Felony Battery Defense Attorneys Whittel & Melton

The City Manager of Mascotte City, which is located west of Orlando, was arrested Thursday and charged with disorderly conduct as well as felony battery following an argument with a city council member who apparently voted against renewing his contract.  The 62-year-old was detained after police responded to a fight…

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Rod Stewart Arrested on New Year’s for Allegedly Punching Palm Beach Security Guard

Rod Stewart, who turns 75 on Friday, and his 39-year-old son Sean Roderick Stewart, were each charged with simple battery by the Palm Beach County Police Department after an alleged fight with a security guard on New Year’s Eve. Police say father and son got into an altercation on Tuesday…

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UF Football Player Arrested for Battery

A University of Florida junior cornerback was arrested by Gainesville police Monday and is facing a charge of simple battery/date violence following an alleged altercation with his girlfriend in his apartment. The man and the woman got into an argument, and as she attempted to leave the apartment, the man…

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Haines City Fire Department Lieutenant Charged with Domestic Violence

A lieutenant with the Haines City Fire Department faces a charge of battery domestic violence. The 32-year-old was taken into custody Friday evening, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. A news release said the man “battered his girlfriend” after the two began arguing. The woman allegedly had visible bruises…

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Former Alachua County Manager Accused of Battery

Former Alachua County Manager Lee Niblock was booked on a misdemeanor battery charge in Collier County early Thursday evening, according to reports. Niblock, 64, is charged with a misdemeanor battery in Marco Island — a city of 16,000 — where he was city manager for about three months following his…

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Jaguars DE Dante Fowler Arrested in St. Petersburg

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler was arrested on charges of simple battery and criminal mischief Tuesday night. Police say Fowler was driving in the Trellis at the Lakes apartment complex Tuesday night when a man walking nearby criticized his driving. Fowler allegedly got out of his car, exchanged words…

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Kansas City International Airport Confrontation with Pilot, Passenger Results in Arrest

Surveillance footage linked here shows the tense moments leading up to an altercation last week between a pilot and a passenger at Kansas City International Airport in Missouri. The video shows two men entering the airport through an American Airlines gate on April 12. One man is wearing a pilot’s…

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Violent Crime Up In Flagler County

The good news is that overall crime is down in Flagler County, but the bad news is that violent crime is up in many categories. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Uniform Crime Report, the rates of rape, aggravated assault, burglaries and stolen vehicles all increase in 2015.…

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Former Miami-Dade Mayor Charged in Domestic Dispute

A former Miami-Dade County police director and mayor is facing a domestic violence-related charge following a fight with his longtime girlfriend. A Coral Gables police report claims the man turned himself in Wednesday, and he was charged with battery. The arrest report describes that the man’s girlfriend went to his…

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