A Jacksonville teen trying to sneak into a Clay County movie theater is now facing a felony charge of carrying a concealed firearm after police found a gun in his waistband. The 17-year-old is charged with carrying a concealed weapon, resisting arrest and trespassing, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. The concealed weapon…
Continue reading ›Jacksonville police arrested a 53-year-old woman whom they say tried to leave a Jacksonville Wal-Mart without paying for several packages of crab meat. Greta Young was arrested for felony theft in Jacksonville last month and police found $120 worth of crab meat in her purse, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. Ordinarily, because…
Continue reading ›A disgraced former Jacksonville police officer pleaded no contest last week to the Jacksonville criminal charge of soliciting a prostitute while on duty and in uniform earlier this year. As part of his sentence, David Sumlin was put on Duval County probation for four months and was ordered to complete 100 hours of community service,…
Continue reading ›As a Jacksonville Theft Attorney, I have represented hundreds of people accused of stealing. There are several Duval County Theft charges, including petit theft (also referred to as petty theft) and grand theft. Stealing is considered a Petit Theft in Florida if the value of the items taken is $300.00 or less. If the value…
Continue reading ›Shaketa Sharell Jones was convicted of the same crime, the same charges, the same everything. But the second time around, she was sentenced to life in prison on felony murder and armed robbery charges in Jacksonville, instead of the 35 years she received on her first conviction, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union.…
Continue reading ›Police in Duval County wrapped up an eight-month investigation and are pursuing Jacksonville felony charges against at least five men charged with spray painting buildings and railroad cars near a historic neighborhood. Seventy charges have been filed against 11 different people, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. Fives arrests have been made since…
Continue reading ›The Duval County state attorney had a man charged with second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery for allegedly killing one and injuring two in a 2007 fight. But a Jacksonville jury this month found Joshula T. Oliver guilty of a reduced charge of manslaughter and not guilty of the two Jacksonville battery charges,…
Continue reading ›Police were not able to prove Toddrick Ashley shot anyone in a Jacksonville mass shooting that injured 11 people in 2011, but Ashley will still serve four years in prison. There were too many people at the shooting scene to prove what exactly happened, though police said Ashley opened fire at a party of about…
Continue reading ›A judge vacated a 20-year prison sentence of Clay County man last week, getting a man initially convicted of murder a step closer to leaving prison. Jonathan David Williams was convicted in 2008 of murder and aggravated battery in Clay County for killing a man and injuring a teen after firing shots when a group…
Continue reading ›A Georgia Tech assistant basketball coach was arrested for DUI while in Jacksonville this month on a recruiting trip. Postorino was arrested about 3:20 a.m. Dec. 9 and released from jail that afternoon, according to a report in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. He is facing a Duval County misdemeanor DUI charge, which has a maximum…
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