Jacksonville Criminal Defense Attorney Blog

A new state law that takes effect July 1 allows police to ticket drivers who are going more than 10 mph below the speed limit in the left lane on the freeway. The new provision didn’t get much attention, as it was passed as part of a bill that regulates how cities can ticket drivers…

A massive investigation into St. Johns County meth labs resulted in 32 arrests last week and police say dozens more could be charged in the criminal drug operation. Police dubbed their 18-month investigation “Operation Ancient Brewers” and last week picked up nearly three dozen people on charges of either conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine or conspiracy…

A Clay County middle school teacher accused of putting a student in a choke hold has accepted a plea deal on a Clay County child abuse charge that would end the case, provided he meets certain conditions. Michael Ford was charged in April with child abuse without causing great bodily harm, accused of putting a…

Three months after they first seized the computer server of a Jacksonville attorney the state has tabbed as a mastermind of an internet gambling theft and money-laundering ring, agents have taken his computers for a second time. But a judge has told police to hold off on looking at the contents until he can determine…

Two teens were arrested last week on a slew of theft and more serious charges after a failed attempt to flee from St. Johns County police. A 15-year-old and a 13-year-old were initially sniffed out by a man who saw the two teens inside his van and pressed the panic button to activate his vehicle…

Thirty-one people were arrested last month on Nassau County drug charges after police specifically targeted illegal drugs in a series of undercover drug operations. Police dubbed the measure “Operation Clean Sweep” and arrested people on a total of 46 counts – 37 of which were felonies in Nassau County, according to a report in the…

A Jacksonville day care operator was arrested on a manslaughter charge last week after a 2-year-old boy drowned in a pool on her property last month. The charges were announced three days after the boy died, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. Jan Marie Buchanan was charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child,…

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…

Nearly one year after a Nassau County Commissioner proclaimed her innocence while being arrested for DUI, the state has dropped the charge against her. Instead, Stacy Johnson pleaded guilty last month to reckless driving, saying she was texting while driving the night of her arrest, but she was not intoxicated, according to a report in…

Two men who at one point each passed along a stolen gun that was eventually ended up in the hands of a felon who killed a Clay County Sheriff’s deputy were both sentenced to seven years in prison last week. Robert Apple II and Jack Lemond both pleaded guilty to dealing in stolen property, according…