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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GUILTY VERDICT FOR BUSHNELL MAN IN CHILD SEXUAL BATTERY CASE
(Sumter County, FL) In the courtroom of Judge Mary P. Hatcher, jurors found 48-year-old Brian Keith Winton, of Bushnell, guilty on all counts. Winton was taken into custody to await his sentencing pending a presentence investigation. Winton was charged and convicted of three counts of Sexual Battery upon a Child
MCMASTERS SENTENCED TO TWENTY LIFE SENTENCES IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASE
(Marion County, FL) On Wednesday morning, February 4, 2026, Judge Peter M. Brigham sentenced 45-year-old Michael Alton McMasters to twenty Life sentences in the Florida Department of Corrections. Back in December of 2025, a jury found McMasters guilty of twenty felony counts of Possession of Child Pornography. The case against
JURY RETURNS GUILTY VERDICT IN DUNNELLON ROAD RAGE CASE INVOLVING ELDERLY VICTIM
(Marion County, FL) On Friday, January 23, 2026, jurors rendered a guilty verdict in the courtroom of Judge Peter M. Brigham during the trial of 58-year-old Scott Alan Chamness. Chamness was found guilty as charged for the offenses of Burglary of a Conveyance with an Assault and Battery on a
