(Marion County, FL) Following a trial process, in which 37-year-old Neely Raye Pesognellie Petrie-Blanchard represented herself in her murder trial of 50-year-old Christopher Hallett, jurors deliberated on Friday, April 19, 2024, for roughly 30 minutes before finding Petrie-Blanchard guilty of Murder in the First-Degree with a Firearm.

(Marion County, FL) Yesterday, April 18, 2024, 43-year-old Cordale Lamont Dempsey, who did not show up for court, was found guilty. Dempsey faced multiple counts, including Trafficking Fentanyl, Unlawful Use of a Two-way Communications Device, Possession of Paraphernalia, and Keeping or Maintaining a Structure of Place for Use or Sale of Controlled Substances.

(Lake County, FL) On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, Lake County jurors delivered a critical verdict, finding 50-year-old Rodney Dewayne Goodman guilty of the Sale of Fentanyl within 1,000 feet of a Convenience Business and Possession with the Intent to Sell/Deliver Fentanyl within 1,000 feet of a Convenience Business. As a result of this guilty verdict on felony charges, Goodman is facing 60 Years in the Florida Department of Corrections.