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

CARTER FOUND GUILTY IN DEATH OF FELLOW INMATE

(Lake County, FL) Yesterday, 51-year-old Antonio Carter was found guilty of Manslaughter with a Weapon.  The trial, which commenced earlier in the week, concluded with Carter’s conviction in the death of 27-year-old Adonis Boone. Compelling evidence was presented to jurors before their verdict, including one corrections officer recounting the statements

LEMONS SENTENCED IN DRUG-RELATED DEATH OF TEEN

(Hernando, FL) Yesterday, the Honorable Judge Daniel B. Merritt sentenced 31-year-old Isaac Troy Lemons to 14.8 Years in the Florida Department of Corrections after jurors found Lemons guilty of Manslaughter and Sale of a Controlled Substance back in August. “Two lives have irrefutably been altered due to illicit narcotics. This

CITRUS COUNTY WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF BATTERY UPON ELDERLY MAN

(Citrus County, FL) Yesterday afternoon, jurors rendered a guilty verdict in the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Joel D. Fritton during the trial of 36-year-old Melissa Marie Alexander. Alexander was found guilty as charged for the offenses of Burglary of a Dwelling with a Battery while Armed and Battery on

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