Articles Posted in Gun Crimes in Jacksonville

First Coast High School has had an dramatic increase in weapon related arrests at their school this month. According to an article on News4Jax, there have been 5 weapon related arrests at the school in just under a month. The most recent case was a student who brought a gun to school last week. The…

A new-to-the-job teacher was arrested on her first day in Jacksonville this week. The teacher allegedly brought a stun gun to her classroom, according to an article in the Florida Times Union. The report indicates that the woman felt threatened by the students and had the weapon in her purse, but denied ever taking it…

A woman from Jacksonville may be facing a gun charge arrest in Putnam County after she was shot by her four year-old son. According to a report in the Florida Times Union, the woman was in the driver’s seat of her truck and the child unbuckled himself from his car seat. The child then apparently…

A private school teacher in St. Johns County will lose his job for bringing a gun onto the school campus, but will not face any criminal charges for the incident. The teacher was escorted off of campus and was placed on administrative leave before he chose to resign, according to a report in the Florida…

Jacksonville police announced that they have arrested more than one juvenile in the murder of a Duval County cab driver late last year, according to an article in the Florida Times Union. The victim was found shot in his vehicle the night of January 30th. These juveniles will most likely be treated as adults in…

A man who shot and killed another man during an argument in a fast-food drive-thru will not face criminal charges. Prosecutors ruled, nearly a year after the New Year’s Day 2015 shooting, that the 29-year-old man was acting in self-defense, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. He could have faced charges including murder…

Police arrested eight people following a fight they say involved more than 100 people in a Clay County parking lot. Many of the people involved were juveniles, according to a report on News4Jax. Police were called to the scene because of a massive fight and then made several arrests. Many of the arrests were for…

A 15-year-old high school student was arrested this month, accused of bringing a loaded gun onto school grounds. Schools officials were tipped off to a picture posted on social media of a student holding a gun in a school restroom, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. School officials confronted the student and then…

A Clay County middle school teacher is facing two felony charges after police say he stole a gun from a car and then went to an ex-girlfriend’s home. Police said the man got the gun and went to the woman’s home, where he knocked on the door and argued with her once she answered, finally…

A jury did not agree with the state’s assertion that a man who shot his sister’s ex-boyfriend as part of an ongoing dispute was guilty of first-degree murder. Instead, the jury convicted the man last month on a lesser charge of manslaughter, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. The difference is significant for…