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Tampa, FL Assault and Battery Lawyers Whittel & Melton :: Lindsay Lohan’s Father Arrested for Alleged Domestic Violence

Michael Lohan, father of actress Lindsay Lohan, was arrested Monday night in Tampa, Florida on suspicion of domestic violence. Police responded to an alleged domestic violence call at Lohan’s home and arrested him for battery on his live-in girlfriend. According to police, after Lohan, 51, was taken into custody he…

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Florida Statewide Criminal Defense Attorneys Whittel & Melton :: Multi-Agency Stings Attempt to Wipe Out Various Crimes in Florida

For the past two months, detectives from the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have been pouring much time and effort into long-term investigations that have recently culminated into 41 arrests of men, women and juveniles that filled the Highlands County Jail Friday evening. The Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Marshal, Florida…

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Tampa, FL Juvenile Criminal Defense Attorneys Whittel & Melton :: Teen Arrested in High School Bomb Scheme

A 17-year-old expelled Tampa student was arrested after police allegedly found the boy in possession of bomb-making materials and a diary with step by step instructions detailing how to carry out a bomb plot supposedly planned for the first day of classes. The boy was arrested and charged with threatening…

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Tampa, Florida Murder Defense Attorneys Whittel & Melton :: Tampa Woman Charged with Homicide of Elderly Man and Armed Robbery

A 21-year-old woman has been accused of murdering an 83-year-old man found dead in a motel room in Tampa. She faces charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery and as of Saturday, she remained in the Hillsborough County Jail. According to police reports, someone dialed 911 to report an elderly…

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Florida Drug Arrest Lawyer :: Tampa Bay Buccaneer Arrested, Again – Alex Magee Charged with Misdemeanor Possession of Marijuana

Tampa Bay Bucs defensive end Alex Magee was charged with possession of marijuana Monday afternoon after being pulled over for an expired tag. During the traffic stop, police reportedly smelled marijuana coming from the interior of Magee’s 2009 Black Dodge Charger and after searching the vehicle a misdemeanor amount of…

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Tampa, Florida Criminal Defense Attorney :: Tampa Bay Buccaneer Aqib Talib and His Mother Arrested for Connection with Shooting in Texas

Texas police arrested Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib Tuesday for his connection with a shooting last week in Garland, Texas. The 25-year-old football star will be charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Talib’s mother turned herself in Tuesday morning and was charged with aggravated assault with a…

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Tampa Bay Bucs’ Player arrested for battery

Tampa Bay Buccaneer cornerback Aqib Talib was arrested last week for misdemeanor battery and resisting arrest without violence. According to reports, Talib was arrested by the Florida Highway Patrol and booked into the Pinellas County jail after a cab driver reported that Talib had verbally threatened him and struck him,…

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Former Florida Judge pleads guilty in bank fraud case

Tampa Bay Online reported yesterday that former Florida Appellate Court Judge Thomas E. Stringer publicly admitted this morning that he is guilty of bank fraud for helping a stripper hide her financial assets from creditors. According to the federal charge, he lied on a loan application to purchase a house…

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Florida Drug Trafficking Defense Attorney News Update :: Hernando County and Citrus County Men Arrested in Tampa Drug Bust

According to Kevin Metana of the St. Petersburg Times, two men were arrested this past week in Tampa, and charged with two counts of drug trafficking, two counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, burglary and grand theft. The report indicates that the men were allegedly found to be…

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DUI dismissed as a result of Sheriff’s Office Forgery

Josh Poltilove reports on Tampa Bay Online that a Hillsborough County Deputy Sheriff allegedly forged supervisors’ signatures on important DUI paperwork on two separate occasions. At least one DUI was dropped by the State Attorney’s Office as a result of the forgery. The Internal Affairs investigation found that the Deputy…

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