Articles Posted in Violent Crimes in Jacksonville

A Jacksonville man is in custody for allegedly dragging another behind his car. According to an article from the Florida Times Union, the suspect has been charged with attempted murder in Duval County. Investigation revealed that the victim was dragged behind a stolen vehicle that was allegedly driven by the suspect. Jacksonville police have obtained…

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested two minors earlier this week after a fight at Ribault High School, according to an article in the Florida Times Union. A fourteen year-old and thirteen year-old boy were arrested for battery on a school official, which is a felony in Jacksonville. A third child, a seventeen year-old, is also…

Jacksonville professional football player, Dante Fowler, was arrested last week in St. Petersburg, Florida. According an article in the Florida Times Union, Fowler faces a charge of simple battery and criminal mischief. He and the alleged victim engaged in an argument about Fowler’s driving. Fowler then, according to a witness at the scene, began punching…

Jaguar player, Dan Skuta, was arrested just over a week ago for an incident allegedly occurring in an Orlando bar. According to a report in the Florida Times Union, police claim Skuta hit a woman in the face and was arrested for battery. Apparently, officers were approached outside the bar and told that the player…

A St. Johns County jury found a man guilty last month – but not of the first-degree charge the state indicted him on. Instead, the man was found guilty of second-degree murder and kidnapping, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. Police said the man and his roommate beat another man to death and…

A man set for trial this month on charges that he killed three people in 2013 will have his case heard in St. Johns County, a judge ruled. The man is accused of killing his wife and his two children in Central Florida, according to a report in the Orlando Sentinel. Police said the man…

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…

Prosecutors were actively seeking the death penalty for a man charged with first-degree murder, but the jury’s decision to convict on a lesser charge has put an end to those plans. The charges stem from a shooting inside a Jacksonville apartment, for which each side has a very different story, according to a report in…

A Jacksonville man convicted of second-degree murder and two other serious felonies was sentenced this month to 35 years in state prison. The man and his roommate arranged to meet another man for a drug deal, but instead planned to rob the person, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. The altercation escalated and…

A now-former Nassau County corrections officer was arrested for his role in an altercation with an inmate earlier this summer. The corrections officer, who was fired last month, is now facing a misdemeanor battery charge for the July incident, according to First Coast News. The television report shows some of the video from the jail…