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

SUMTER WOMAN FOUND GUILTY IN DUI MANSLAUGHTER CASE

(Sumter County, FL) Late Thursday evening, jurors in the trial of 24-year-old Jasmine Daebreon Grover reached a verdict, finding Grover guilty of Driving Under the Influence Manslaughter following a fatal vehicle incident that took the life of 21-year-old Alexes Olivia Matthews. Grover was also convicted of Driving Under the Influence

SUMMER FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER AND SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON

(Marion County, FL) Wednesday afternoon, jurors delivered their verdict in the 2020 murder case of 44-year-old David Vega.  After a brief deliberation, jurors found 49-year-old Stanley Summer Jr. guilty of Premeditated First-Degree Murder with a Firearm. Following the verdict, Judge McCourt sentenced Summer to Life in prison. “Justice was served

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