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.
During a news conference, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods showed body cam footage of 33-year-old Kendra Boone stealing the deputy’s SUV. Woods emphatically told reporters the deputy did nothing wrong.
The State Attorney’s Office says the decision is “reflective of the gravity of the alleged offenses and the impact on the victims and their families.”