A Pinellas County Circuit Court judge sentenced Demetrius Jordan this week to over 40 years in prison for DUI manslaughter, related to the deaths of four men on Aug. 1, 2010. Shortly after midnight on that date, Jordan, who was drunk and high, drove south on Dr....
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Month: July 2012
Teenagers Convicted of Murder May Be Eligible for Reduced Sentences
A recent opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court could bring dozens of previously concluded criminal cases back to Tampa Bay area courtrooms for reconsideration of sentencing. The 5-4 opinion, written by Justice Elena Kagan, held that juveniles cannot be subject to...
Tampa Man Convicted of Mail Fraud Conspiracy
A federal jury sitting in Tampa this month found Galal Ramadan guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and fourteen counts of mail fraud. Ramadan, who lives in Tampa, faces a maximum penalty of twenty years in federal prison on each count at sentencing....
DNA Leads to Arrest in Clearwater Murder Case
A 23-year-old Clearwater man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Adrianne Robert earlier this month. Thomas Frederick is also charged with stealing Robert's car after the murder.Robert was found dead by her roommate early July 14 in their...
Tampa FHP Trooper Charged in Doctor Shopping Case
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper from Tampa was arrested this week and charged with three counts of withholding information from a practitioner. He is accused of "doctor shopping" to obtain prescription painkillers.According to the Florida Department of Law...
Federal and Local Authorities Raid Suspected Synthetic Marijuana Lab in Pasco County
Not long after Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced a crackdown on synthetic marijuana in that county, federal agents and Pasco County deputies raided a synthetic marijuana laboratory in neighboring Pasco County. Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco alleges the...
Two Charged with Marijuana Cultivation in Sarasota County Grow House Case
Samantha Heather Nachman, a 25-year-old North Port woman was charged last weekend with cultivating marijuana for her participation in a marijuana growing operation at a Sarasota County home. Sheriff's deputies arrested Nachman at her home in North Port.Detectives...
Hillsborough Man Without Attorney Sentenced to 25 Years for DUI Manslaughter
A Hillsborough County man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for DUI manslaughter, violation of probation and driving while revoked, habitual offender. Charles Peoples likely faced a relatively long sentence for the charges but that likelihood was probably increased...
Pinellas Sheriff Announces Crackdown on Synthetic Marijuana
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced a plan to aggressively enforce Florida's newly expanded ban on many of the chemicals found in "synthetic marijuana." He acknowledged, however, the difficulty in fighting the drugs because manufacturers frequently tweak...
Buccaneers’ Eric Wright Charged with DUI
Tampa Bay Buccaneer Eric Wright was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of felony DUI after an injury accident in downtown Los Angeles. Wright signed a five-year, $37 million contract with the Bucs in March.Los Angeles police said officers responded to an injury...
