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.
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FOUR LIFE SENTENCES FOR DEFENDANT SEXUALLY ABUSING CHILD
(Hernando County, FL) Judge Daniel B. Merritt Jr. sentenced 37-year-old Gerald Allen Gilbert to Life in prison on each sexual battery charge to be served consecutively. Gilbert was found guilty by a jury back in July of four counts of Felony Capital Sexual Battery upon a Child under 12 Years
TWO DEFENDANTS FOUND GUILTY OF TRAFFICKING NARCOTICS
(Lake County, FL) Today, 44-year-old Cliff Demond Johnson and 30-year-old Davonte Marques Heflin were found guilty by a jury of all drug trafficking and drug-related charges related to their 2022 arrests. After hearing testimony from numerous expert witnesses, along with compelling phone records, jurors reached their verdict. Johnson was convicted
TIMMONS FOUND GUILTY OF ATTEMPTED SECOND-DEGREE MURDER
(Sumter County, FL) Yesterday, September 2, 2026, a Sumter County jury found 28-year-old Joshua Aaron Timmons guilty on all charges for his role in the January 2023 ambush shooting of a victim. Timmons was convicted of Attempted Second-Degree Murder with a Firearm, Robbery with a Firearm, Aggravated Battery with a
