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

DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR SHOOTING AT ELECTRIC WORKERS

(Citrus County, FL) This morning, Judge Healis sentenced 30-year-old Immanuel Zachariah Smith to 5 years in the Florida Department of Corrections followed by two years of felony probation for his 2025 arrest.   “This sentencing is not shocking considering the severity of the crime committed by this defendant,” said Bill

GUILTY VERDICT FOR BROOKSVILLE MAN IN SEXUAL BATTERY OF A MINOR

(Hernando, FL) In the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Daniel B. Merritt, jurors found 62-year-old Robert Daniel David Myers guilty of various sexual offenses committed on a child. Myers was convicted of two counts of Sexual Battery upon a Child Under 12 Years of Age, two counts of Lewd and

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