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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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LAKE COUNTY MAN INDICTED FOR MURDER DURING DOG ATTACK SHOOTING
(Lake County, FL) Today, the Office of State Attorney Bill Gladson for the Fifth Judicial Circuit announces the grand jury indictment of 43-year-old Matthew Pasco of Leesburg, Florida. A grand jury was convened to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to charge Pasco for the death of 36-year-old Shawn Cyriacks.
82-YEAR-OLD MAN INDICTED FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE
(Lake County, FL) Today, State Attorney Bill Gladson announces the grand jury indictment of 82-year-old Vincent DiFraia of Groveland, Florida. A grand jury was convened to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to charge Difraia for the death of 84-year-old Evelyn DiFraia. The grand jury returned a true bill of
DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT IN CASE AGAINST COOMBS, WHO IS NOW CHARGED WITH CAPITAL SEXUAL BATTERY
(Marion County, FL) Today, State Attorney Bill Gladson of the Fifth Judicial Circuit announces the filing of two death penalty notices in the case against 32-year-old Jeroen Jarrel Coombs of Citra, FL. Coombs, who was indicted last month for First-Degree Murder in the Death of 3-year-old Paisley Brown, three counts
