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

CONVICTED FELON FOUND GUILTY OF TRAFFICKING NARCOTICS

(Sumter County, FL) Last week, 53-year-old Clyde Edward Johnson Jr. was found guilty by a jury on all charges. During the two-day trial, prosecutors presented irrefutable evidence that led to Johnson’s conviction of Trafficking Cocaine, Trafficking in Cathinones, Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition by a Felon, Own a Place for Trafficking/Sale/Manufacture

DEATH PENALTY RECOMMENDATION FOR DEFENDANT IN 2002 FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CASE

(Orange County, FL) Today, State Attorney Bill Gladson of the Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office announces the death penalty recommendation by jurors in the murder conviction of 59-year-old DeMorris Andy Hunter. Last week, in the courtroom of Judge Lisa T. Munyon, prosecutors Richard Buxman and Kenneth Nunnelley presented the

225 YEARS IN PRISON FOR LAKE COUNTY MAN IN POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

(Lake County, FL) Today, the Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office of State Attorney Bill Gladson announces the conviction and sentencing of 55-year-old John Joseph Marchlewski. In the courtroom of Judge Brian Welke, jurors found Marchlewski guilty on all 15 counts of Possession of Child Pornography (10 or More Images).

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