Month: February 2018

Attracting the attention of Florida's finest by allegedly piloting his vehicle at night without using its headlights, the president of Hillsborough Community College's Ybor City campus is now facing drunken driving charges.Troopers say they were in the midst of a...

Pinellas County prosecutors have opted to charge a 14-year-old boy as an adult after the passenger of the car in which he was driving after allegedly stealing it in November was killed after wrecking it.Authorities say Myles Abbott and Alijah Armstead stole a white...

A Hillsborough County jury delivered a guilty verdict in the trial of a Tampa man who prosecutors allege killed another man based upon his accusations of theft.The jury wasted little time in deliberating prior to telling Hillsborough Circuit Judge Christopher Sabella...

A Sarasota chiropractor notable for a popular referral service was arrested by Manatee County deputies last week and is facing charges of drunken driving after being observed driving his sports coupe in excess of 100 miles per hour.Dr. Gary Kompothecras was stopped in...

Hillsborough County authorities say video footage helped them identify a woman whom they later charged with first-degree murder in connection with a home invasion in Ruskin.Investigators say Samona Louise "Mona" Ramey of Wimauma approached the mobile home of Alexis...

A man authorities say is responsible for the shooting death of a Largo man was tracked down and arrested at his home in Orlando last week and is due to be returned to Pinellas County to face charges. Deputies of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office say Jesse Cairo Jr....

Tampa police say a Clearwater man drunkenly drove the wrong way on the Veteran's Expressway last week, causing (and leaving) two car accidents in the process.Daniel Livoti stands accused of piloting his vehicle in a southerly direction on the northbound lanes of the...

A Tampa man is in jail this afternoon facing charges of first-degree murder after Hillsborough County authorities say he admitted to breaking into an East Lake-Orient Park home and attacking its owner with a hammer.Deputies say Sean Joseph Anderson broke into a home...

A Tampa man who allegedly fled the country to avoid responsibility for a deadly drunk-driving accident was sentenced to fifteen years in Florida prison last week.Hillsborough County authorities say Christopher Ponce was intoxicated while driving southbound in the...