Crime

SCSO: Woman charged with manslaughter in shooting death of boyfriend on Muddy Lane in Sanford

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SANFORD, Fla -- Residents were wakened shortly after 1:30 in the morning to an argument between two people and then a gunshot sound on tiny dead-end Muddy Lane leading to the arrest of a 26-year old woman whose older boyfriend lay dead in a pool of his own blood from a gunshot wound to the neck.

Daytona Beach cops: Two Winter Park men arrested in armed robbery of gas station near Daytona International Speedway

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Two Winter Park men were arrested before dawn on this Tuesday morning in an early-morning gas station robbery near Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach cops said. 

Trial Judge: Othal Wallace will stand trial in 2023 on murder charges in gunshot slaying of Daytona Beach cop Justin Raynor

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Finally, there's a movement afoot to bring accused cop killer Othal Wallace to justice with a capital murder trial now scheduled for April 2023 in the gunshot slaying of Daytona Beach police officer Jason Raynor. 

Judge sentences Orlando man to 50 Years in federal prison for sexually exploiting children via the Internet

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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

ORLANDO, FL – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced an Orlando man to 50 years in federal prison for producing, distributing, and possessing child sexual abuse material.

The judge Wednesday also ordered Engles to serve a 15-year term of supervised release, register as a sex offender, and forfeit his smartphone.

Engles, 33, pleaded guilty back on Sept. 8.

Here is a synopsis of the crimes committed by Engles, according to court documents and evidence presented during the sentencing hearing:

2016 COLD CASE: Sanford cops ask public's help in solving Halloween murders of 2 brothers gunned down in mom's home by masked intruder 5 years ago

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SANFORD, Fla. -- A real-life horror story brought a bunch of cop cars to a house in the 200 block of Hays Drive just before 9 p.m. Halloween night five years ago while families with kids in costumes were winding down from the fun of trick or treating in the neighborhood.

Jury selection begins today for Markeith Loyd in the 2017 shooting death of Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Jury selection is expected to begin this Friday morning for the murder trial of Markeith Loyd shooting death of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton outside a Walmart in 2017 while he was on the run for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Sade Dison in December 2016.

Sanford cops: Man arrested in domestic shooting incident at sprawling Village Lakes Apartments

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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

SANFORD, Fla. -- Sanford Police arrested Keldron Leron Waddy, 32, in connection with the domestic shooting incident that occurred on Sept. 15 at the sprawling Village Lakes Apartments complex, 500 W. Airport Blvd.

Viewing Sunday and funeral services Monday are both private for slain Daytona Beach Police Officer Jason Raynor

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Final viewing Sunday and funeral service, Monday, will both be in private (public and the press excluded) as family members, cops and certain politicians pay final respects to Officer Jason Raynor, who died Tuesday, 55 days after he was shot in the face by a gunman  while on patrol.

BREAKING NEWS: FBI now assisting DBPD: Wanted alleged gunman Othal Wallace shot Daytona Beach cop in the face

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A little more than 48 hours after Daytona Beach police officer Jason Raynor lay in a pool of his own blood outside a housing development when he was shot by an armed gunman.

BREAKING NEWS: Joel Greenberg pleads guilty to paying 17-year-old girl for sex & 5 other felony charges

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Asked by a federal judge earlier today in US District Court in Orlando if he understood a cooperation agreement that he signed pleading guilty to child sex trafficking and five other felonies would not allow him to withdraw his pleas when he comes up for sentencing, Joel Greenberg, the disgraced former Seminole County Tax Collector responded, "I do."