Authorities say a Treasure Island woman was impaired by prescription drugs when she struck a septuagenarian with her vehicle in Madiera Beach last Wednesday.Twenty-six-year-old Ashley Nicole Konforte is accused by Pinellas County Sheriffs deputies of hitting...
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Month: October 2018
Morning Shooting Leads to Afternoon Arrest of Pinellas Park Man on Felony Drug Charges
A shooting early in the day in St. Petersburg last Saturday led to an arrest on felony drug charges later that day.St. Petersburg Police responded to a report of gunfire at a residence near 22nd Avenue N. and 49th Street N. at a quarter past four on the morning of...
Another Tampa Bay Physician Indicted on Drug Charges
Another local Tampa Bay area doctor faces federal drug charges this month. Dr. John Anthony Gianoli, III, a physician practicing in St. Petersburg and Largo, was indicted recently on five counts of illegally distributing or causing the distribution of...
Minnesota Woman Accused of Killing Bradenton Woman While Fleeing from Another Murder Investigation Apprehended in South Texas
A woman who allegedly killed a Florida woman to attempt to assume her identity while on the lam from another murder investigation involving her husband was apprehended in Texas last week.When David Riess's body was discovered in Minnesota in late March, authorities...
Lake Placid Man Charged with Murder in Shooting of Highlands County Deputy
A Highlands County Sheriff's deputy is dead and a Lake Placid man is in jail after a dispute that investigators said was touched off by a cat.According to deputies, Deputy William J. Gentry Jr. was dispatched to a Lake Placid neighborhood by a resident who accused a...
Hillsborough Judge to Decide “Stand Your Ground” Case
A Hillsborough judge will decide within the next two weeks whether the state's case against Jimmy Cruz, accused of shooting a man last year during a Tampa bar brawl, will be dismissed under Florida's "stand your ground" law. Cruz is charged with second-degree murder...
Gainesville Man Charged with Attempted Murder after Allegedly Shooting Father and Infant Child
A Gainesville man is in custody after authorities say he became angered at a man kissing his child goodbye.According to investigators, Torrance Lee was parked before the home of Darrell Jerrand Wilson prior to dropping off his 1-year-old son with him and his...
DUI Manslaughter Charges Given to St. Pete Beach Woman Who Allegedly Killed Pedestrian
A St. Pete Beach woman is facing charges of DUI manslaughter after Pinellas County authorities say she struck and killed a man, then fled and initiated another car wreck.Per PCSD deputies, Carolyn Jean Yovan was piloting her Lexus SUV near Captiva Circle and Blind...
Tampa Pharmacists Accused of Medicare Fraud
Five Tampa Bay-area pharmacists have been charged with defrauding the federal government and stealing from Medicaid, Medicare and Tricare, the military insurance program, by submitting fraudulent reimbursement requests for prescriptions never filled.Federal...
Pinellas Deputies Say Drunk Driver Initiated Fatal Four-Vehicle Wreck
Pinellas County authorities say alcohol may have been involved in a car accident that killed two individuals and injured a third.Deputies say Edward Delzer was driving his 2001 Lexus westbound on Park Boulevard with his father, Harvey Vern Delzer, a passenger when...
