Evan Sims pleads guilty to making threat on plane diverted to Jax

Evan Sims, 41, was arrested after Breeze Airways Flight 717 made an emergency landing at Jacksonville International Airport on Dec. 5, 2023. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Rhode Island man accused…

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Rhode Island man pleads guilty to making a false bomb threat that diverted plane to Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Rhode Island man who got into an argument with his travel companion and caused the flight to divert in Jacksonville pleaded guilty in federal court to…

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Jacksonville woman pleads guilty to conspiracy to create and distribute ‘animal crush’ videos

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Nicole Devilbiss, 35, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to create and distribute animal-crushing videos, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. According to the press release, animal crushing is…

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Man accused of killing roommate’s girlfriend, putting her body in plastic storage bin pleads guilty

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man who was accused in the gruesome death of a 25-year-old woman at a Southside apartment complex pleaded guilty to murder charges on Thursday. Markas Fishburne…

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Former Latitude 360 CEO pleads guilty to federal tax fraud

Brent Brown faces up to five years in prison and up to a $250,000 dollar fine for willingly failing to pay payroll taxes to the IRS. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A…

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Former owner of Latitude 360 pleads guilty to tax evasion, faces up to 5 years in prison

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Brent Brown, the former owner of Jacksonville entertainment complex Latitude 360, pleaded guilty on Thursday to a federal tax evasion charge. Brown was indicted in 2022 and…

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Jacksonville man whose viral arrest video sparked outrage pleads not guilty

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man whose arrest sparked outrage online and raised questions about the use of force policy at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office entered a not guilty plea Thursday….

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Ex-Jacksonville corrections officer pleads guilty to child abuse

Child reported injury at school, Sheriff Waters said Former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Corrections Officer Darrick Scott (Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office correctional officer charged…

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Man accused of using stolen car to commit 4 robberies across Jacksonville pleads not guilty

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man accused of being responsible for a string of robberies across Jacksonville appeared before a judge Thursday morning and pleaded not guilty to four counts of…

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Jacksonville man pleads guilty to 2022 murder of beloved hair stylist on New Year’s Day

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that Keith Keglar Jr. pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and unlicensed carrying of a concealed firearm in the shooting death of Tevin…

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