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 focused on the future after 45 years in prison
Willie Williams was convicted for robbery and attempted murder in 1976. The man who ID’ed him had been hypnotized to help his memory, an unreliable method. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A…
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Florida nonprofit helps overturn wrongful conviction of Jacksonville man after 44 years in prison
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Innocence Project of Florida (IPF) helped 79-year-old Willie Williams overturn his wrongful conviction after spending 44 years in prison. Williams was convicted for the attempted murder…
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Jury votes to sentence man who stabbed ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend over 80 times to life in prison
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Duval County jury voted 8 to 4 to send a man found guilty of first-degree murder for stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend to death to life in…
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Jacksonville man sentenced to prison for using COVID relief loan to fund lavish lifestyle
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man was sentenced to one year in prison after he pleaded guilty to misusing nearly $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program loan money, funds that…
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Man who served prison time for DUI manslaughter back in jail, accused of hitting woman on e-bike while intoxicated
NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. – A 30-year-old man who spent 10 years in prison for a DUI manslaughter charge is back in jail after he was arrested for the second time…
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Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for fentanyl overdose death of 20-month-old, records show
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Court documents obtained by News4JAX show that a man arrested in the death of a 20-month-old girl who died in December from a fentanyl overdose pleaded guilty…
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Othal Wallace sentenced to 30 years in prison for manslaughter of Daytona Beach officer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Othal Wallace, who shot and killed a Daytona Beach police officer, will spend the next 30 years in prison after a judge handed down a sentence…
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Dashcam footage shows deputy shoot Leonard Cure, Georgia man exonerated after 16 years in prison
Dashcam footage was released Wednesday, showing the moments leading up to Camden County Sheriff’s Office deputy Buck Aldridge shooting Leonard Cure. CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. — Bodycam and dashcam footage released by…
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Starke couple sentenced to federal prison for stealing mail in multiple counties
A couple from Starke caught with mail stolen from five counties has been sentenced to federal prison for mail theft. Connor Lee Austin, 31, was sentenced to 18 months in…
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