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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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WATSON FOUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR 2024 MURDER OF MAN OUTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
(Marion County, FL) Yesterday evening, a jury found 36-year-old Roderick Kelvin Watson Jr. guilty of Premeditated First-Degree Murder following a school shooting in Ocala that resulted in the death of 32-year-old Joseph James Jaurez Coles. Following the verdict, Judge Barbara Kissner-Kwatkosky sentenced Watson to Life in prison. “A school campus
CONVICTED FELON FOUND GUILTY OF ATTEMPTED MURDER
(Hernando County, FL) Last week, jurors delivered their verdict in a 2020 attempted murder case. After a few hours of deliberation, jurors found 51-year-old Galvin Bernard Smith, a multi-time convicted felon, guilty of Attempted First-Degree Murder with a Firearm. Smith will be sentenced at a later time, as the court
MARTALITSCH SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR AGGRAVATED ABUSE OF A TWO-MONTH-OLD INFANT
(Citrus County, FL) Friday, 33-year-old Brandon Lee Martalitsch, a Habitual Violent Felony Offender and Prison Releasee Reoffender, was sentenced to Life in prison after being found guilty earlier this year of Aggravated Child Abuse. Martalitsch was arrested on March 31, 2025, after Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies responded to
