It is probably safe to say that the average person in Tampa would be able to give a pretty accurate response if asked to describe the role played by trial jurors in a case involving a felony charge. If nothing else, most people have watched enough crime dramas on...
When Your Life Is On The Line
Felonies
Felony convictions can have a long lasting effect
Any criminal conviction can haunt an individual for years. However, a felony charge carries much more weight and can impact your life drastically. A felony charge involves a more seri-ous accusation, including but not limited to murder, terroristic acts, rape,...
Florida man charged in death of his son
A Florida man was arrested recently for third-degree murder and child neglect with great bodily harm. This is after he allegedly suffocated his baby son for distracting him from his X-Box games. The man was playing X-Box games online, and according to the arrest...
Florida man charged with cyberstalking, pleads guilty
On Dec. 9, a 32-year-old Oldsmar man pleaded guilty to charges of cyberstalking and harassment that involved using his former girlfriend's social media accounts to make inappropriate posts. Though the man lives in Florida and the two dated in that state, the criminal...
Florida woman charged with felony murder
A Florida woman received a criminal charge of murder after one man shot another during a robbery attempt. The woman and a 23-year-old man met a month prior to the incident and eventually made another date to meet. The man arrived at the address, but, instead of a...
Church gift shop robbed by man in baggy pants
A Florida man was arrested after he attempted to rob a church in baggy pants. The 31-year-old man, who had been praying in the sanctuary of the church near Walt Disney World, allegedly attempted to steal the cash drawer from the church's gift shop. Though the amount...
Suspected Bank Robber Apprehended In St. Johns County
U. S. Marshals tracked an alleged bank robber to southern Florida and apprehended him on Sept 9. The man has been accused of committing one bank robbery and suspected in two others in the state of Florida. He is currently in custody and awaiting formal charges.The...
Florida caregiver accused of stealing from elderly client
The caregiver of an elderly Florida man was held by police on allegations that she took his blank checks and made them out to herself for a total of almost $14,000. Criminal charges the woman was facing included grand theft, petit theft and uttering a false...
Miami football player faces drug charges
On April 19, a University of Miami linebacker was arrested for possession of marijuana. It is alleged that he possessed more than 20 grams of the drug, which means that the criminal charge will be prosecuted as a felony. The man was also charged with resisting arrest...
Murder charge against robber for accomplice’s death
An attempted robbery of a Florida gas station turned deadly when the store clerk shot and killed one of the accomplices. The surviving accomplice, a 19-year-old man, faces murder charges for the death of his 23-year-old partner even though he did not pull the trigger...