Three Clay County sheriff’s deputies are facing discipline after a high school student spent more than a month in jail charged as an adult in a sexual battery case all because he had the same name as the accused. After a girl under the age of 12 told police she…
Broward County Public Schools, one of the nation’s largest school districts, has reached an agreement with law enforcement agencies and the NAACP to reduce the number of students arrested and charged with minor criminal offenses. The agreement brings district officials together with police and the state attorney’s office to create…
Jacksonville, Florida – A 13-year-old boy, accused of killing his 2-year-old brother and sexually abusing his 5-year-old half-brother, has been charged as an adult, making him the youngest inmate awaiting trial in Duval County. The boy is facing a first-degree murder charge in the 2011 beating death of his younger…
Two 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old were charged with aggravated stalking with a hate crime enhancement Friday after police were called to investigate a reported incident at a school bus stop in Palm Bay, Florida. The trio is accused of repeatedly attacking and bullying an autistic teen while using racial slurs.…
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…
A 16-year-old Sarasota, Florida teen was taken into custody on Sunday, April 17, 2011 for his involvement in the shooting of two British tourists on holiday from England. He was jailed and charged with two counts of murder. According to BayNews9, the tourists, aged 24 and 25, were killed Saturday…
A 17-year-old male was arrested Wednesday by Pasco County police for involuntary sexual battery on a teenage girl. The alleged rape occurred at Fivay High School in Hudson, Florida. The girl told police that the teenage male sent her a text in November to meet him near a boy’s restroom…