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The Jacksonville mother of the youngest person in Jacksonville to ever be charged with first-degree murder will learn next month if she’ll go to prison for her role in the death of her youngest son. Biannela Susana, who pleaded guilty to Jacksonville aggravated manslaughter in the death of her 2-year-old son David, will learn her…

A Jacksonville man initially charged with second-degree murder was convicted instead of manslaughter in the shooting death of a man that hit him in the head with a metal crutch. James Waters was found guilty by a jury last week and will be sentenced next month, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. Manslaughter…

Various cell phone videos have been played it seems on a loop by local television stations and on news websites of a Memorial Day brawl at Jacksonville Beach that prompted increased security and town hall meetings for residents concerned about safety. But it now appears all of that attention and video was not enough to…

Eighteen years after a Jacksonville man was sentenced to death for a murder he committed as a teen-ager, the Florida Supreme Court has overturned his death sentence. The court ordered that Michael Shellito be sentenced at an upcoming hearing that has yet to be scheduled, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. Shellito was…

A Jacksonville man is no longer at risk for the death penalty, but does still face up to life in prison after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of second-degree murder in a 2011 double murder. Tyreyon Washington pleaded guilty last week to two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of kidnapping, according to…

One month after a security guard at a St. Augustine bar accused Jacksonville Jaguar star running back Maurice Jones-Drew of punching him and knocking him unconscious, prosecutors announced Jones-Drew would not face charges. One video of the St. Johns County Battery incident that was released to the media is taken from a long distance and…

A Jacksonville Beach man already jailed on charges of attacking police with a sword is now facing an attempted murder charge in the beating police were investigating in the first place. Maximillan Michaels was already facing three counts of Duval County aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer for swinging a sword at police when…

When National Football League teams and players make national headlines in the offseason, it’s generally not a good thing. Such was the case last week when questions were raised about Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew being involved in an incident that left a St. Johns County security guard unconscious, according to a report in…

The defensive coordinator for a visiting Arena Football League team was arrested on a felony battery charge in Duval County for his role in a fight that left a 68-year-old Jacksonville Sharks team official in the hospital. Cedric Walker, listed at 6-foot and 245 pounds, is accused of pushing Jacksonville’s assistant general manager in a…

A fourth psychological exam has cleared the way for a 98-year-old St. Johns County woman to be moved from the jail to the Florida State Hospital. The fate of Amanda Stevenson had been in question for close to two years since she was arrested in St. Johns County, accused of shooting and killing her nephew…