Hillsborough County prosecutors announced last week that they will seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing his girlfriend and daughter and seriously injuring their son.Ronnie Oneal III stands accused of killing Kenyatta Barron and their 9-year-old daughter...
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Month: May 2018
Gibsonton Woman Faces DUI Manslaughter Charges After Alleged 100-MPH Wreck
A fatal crash over a month ago yielded an arrest for DUI manslaughter last week, as Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office investigators say a Gibsonton woman drove over 100 miles per hour in the moments leading up to the incident.Police say Jasmin Galicia was piloting...
Ex-Pinellas Deputy Sentence to Probation After 2015 Shooting
A Pinellas County Sheriff's deputy avoided prison time after pleading guilty to attempted manslaughter last week.Timothy G. Virden was sentenced to three years of probation last week after entering his guilty plea in connection with a shooting in a December 2015...
Fatal December Motorcycle Accident Leads to DUI Charges for Port Richey Man
Pasco County authorities arrested a Port Richey man last week who they say is responsible for a December car accident that took the life of a woman on a motorcycle.Police say Patrick Lee McKinney was driving his motorcycle in mid-December last year when it allegedly...
Jacksonville Man Sentenced to Death for 2013 Rape and Murder of Child
A Jacksonville man was sentenced to pay the ultimate price last week after a Duval County jury convicted him of rape and murder.In February, Donald James Smith was convicted in the 2013 rape and murder of Cherish Perrywinkle, an 8-year-old girl authorities say Smith...
Tampa Sexagenarian Charged with First-Degree Murder in Suspected September Slaying
Previously in jail for unrelated drug charges, a Tampa man was re-arrested last week and charged with murder in connection with the death of an Osceola County woman.Tampa police say James Leon "Bo" Jackson is the culprit responsible for the September death of Diana...
New DNA Evidence Leads to Release of Man Sentenced to Life for 2001 Murder
DNA evidence was the key that unlocked the door of a Florida prison cell for a man who served 17 years for a murder he maintains he didn't commit.Last Tuesday evening Dwight "D.D." DuBose was released from Hillsborough County Jail to breathe the first free breath he's...