The sheriff’s office says scammers use online inmate databases to gather information about incarcerated individuals and contact their families.
A detective working the case described the files as among the most egregious he has seen in his career.
Ocala police say students more than a thousand miles away in Illinois are responsible for texting students at Forest, Vanguard, and North Marion High schools threatening shootings and bombings.
Deputies say the alleged victim is now an adult and just came forward last week.
SAO says Glenn Talmage Cunningham was caught communicating with a law enforcement official posing as a 14-year-old girl online.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers say 31-year-old Robert Vanzant left the scene of the accident and then abandoned his Ford truck at a gas station.
FHP says Trooper Zachary Fink made a U-turn to go after a suspect who was driving in the wrong direction on I-95. That’s when he collided with a semi-truck.
Troopers say the motorcyclist is a 74-year-old man from Dunnellon who was riding a 2019 Harley Davidson.
The State Attorney’s Office says this is the first case under the governor’s new law where they sought the death penalty.
Police say the child’s post on social media threatened a shooting at Howard Middle School.