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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AGUILAR SENTENCED TO LIFE IN DEATH OF MASCOTTE FATHER
(Lake County, FL) Today, after a myriad of victim impact statements were delivered before the court, followed by both the state and defense presenting final arguments, Judge Cary F. Rada sentenced 35-year-old Alexander Aguilar to Life in prison without the possibility of parole for the death of 35-year-old Juan Ramon
61-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO SUPPLIED DRUGS TO MINOR FOUND GUILTY OF CHILD SEX OFFENSE CHARGES
(Marion County, FL) Wednesday, a jury found 61-year-old Terry Franklin Pennington guilty of three counts of Lewd and Lascivious Battery of a Child 12 Years of Age but less than 16 Years of Age and one count of Lewd and Lascivious Molestation of a Child 12 Years of Age but
GUILTY VERDICT FOR LEESBURG MAN IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASE
(Lake County, FL) Yesterday, in the courtroom of Judge James R. Baxley, jurors found 36-year-old John Tharan Knotts guilty on all charges. Knotts was charged with 19 felony counts of Possession of Child Pornography (10 or more images). “With this conviction, we take another child predator off our streets,” said
