Jacksonville Criminal Defense Attorney Blog

A Jacksonville man accused of a heinous sex crime will be judged by a jury of his peers this coming August. According to a report on news4jax.com, the man is accused of raping a woman who was pushing her child in a stroller in Bartram Park in February. A warrant for sexual battery was issued…

Jacksonville police have arrested a former NFL player from Jacksonville on a marijuana drug charge and on a warrant for violation of injunction. Jabar Gaffney, according to an article in the Florida Times Union, was arrested for possession of less than twenty grams of marijuana after police claim he was smoking in a parking lot.…

A man from Ponte Vedra Beach, along with seventeen others, was arrested on various sex charges in Polk County recently. According to a report in on First Coast News, Polk County initiated Operation April Fools, which is a sting to catch sex predators. Detectives posed as minors, or guardians of minors, trying to seduce men…

In Baker County this week, a man was arrested for fleeing police and for kicking a police dog, according to an article in the Florida Times Union. Officers claim that the man drove over 100 miles per hour while fleeing them. Police also allege that the man intentionally drove his car at the them, which…

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 former Jacksonville football player will not be prosecuted any further on the domestic battery charge that allegedly occurred last year. The player was taken into custody in 2015, according to an article in the Florida Times Union, for allegedly head-butting his wife while the two were arguing. Police were dispatched to a domestic dispute…

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 young mother has been arrested in Duval County after allegedly leaving her two young children with no supervision, according to a report in the Florida Times Union. The mother was arrested on one count of child neglect, which is a third degree felony in Florida. Police claim that the mother left her two children,…

An ex St. Augustine city commissioner was arrested two times this week, according to an article in the Florida Times Union. The first St. Johns County arrest was for the felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor resisting a law enforcement officer without violence. After being released on these charges, the…

Clay County Police conducted a recent sting, or set-up, that has led to multiple sex related charges and arrests, according to an article in The Florida Times Union. Eleven total men were arrested at the beginning of March, some of them involved in law enforcement. The charges range from soliciting for prostitution to battery on…