Office of The State Attorney, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Florida
Serving the Citizens of Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, and Sumter Counties
Office of The State Attorney, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Florida
Serving the Citizens of Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, and Sumter Counties

OUR MISSION

To promote public safety by enforcing the criminal laws of the State of Florida; to uphold, protect and defend the Constitution and the Bill of Rights; to hold those who violate our laws accountable for their actions; to ensure that victims of crime have a voice in the criminal justice system; and to be good stewards of taxpayer resources.

Latest News

THREE DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN MARION COUNTY TRIPLE HOMICIDE

OCALA, FL – Today, State Attorney Bill Gladson announces the final resolution of the 2023 Ocklawaha triple-murder case after all three defendants entered pleas earlier this year. The defendants – 19-year-old Robert Robinson, 19-year-old Tahj Brewton and 15-year-old Christopher Atkins – were sentenced for their involvement in the execution-style killings of

SEDA WAYS SENTENCED TO NEARLY TWO DECADES FOR TRAFFICKING IN NARCOTICS

(Citrus County, FL) Today, 31-year-old Angel Alberto Seda Ways was sentenced to 19 years in the Florida Department of Corrections. His sentence carries a 15-year minimum mandatory under Florida law. Seda Ways was adjudicated guilty on all charges earlier this year after jurors found him guilty of Trafficking in Cocaine

DEFENDANT IN FLEE AND ELUDE CASE PLEADS IN COURT IN LIEU OF JURY TRIAL

(Marion County, FL) Yesterday, 36-year-old Jeremy Donye Walker entered a plea in court just minutes before jurors were scheduled to hear the state’s evidence against the defendant. Walker pleaded no contest to Fleeing or Attempting to Elude, Possession with the Intent to Sell Hydromorphone, Possession of Ammunition by a Felon,

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