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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JACKSON FOUND GUILTY OF BATTERY ON LEO DURING BAR DISTURBANCE
(Marion County, FL) After a jury trial this week with irrefutable body-worn camera footage, 30-year-old Devin Jacquan Jackson was found guilty of Felony Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer related to his 2023 arrest at a local bar in downtown Ocala, FL. “The defendant couldn’t negate the video footage presented
SECOND DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR MURDER OF UMATILLA MAN
(Lake County, FL) Today, 41-year-old Marvin Ellison Jr. was found guilty of First-degree Murder by jurors after trial for his involvement in the 2022 death of 31-year-old Antwain Jamar Hart. After his conviction, Judge James R. Baxley sentenced Ellison to Life in the Florida Department of Corrections. Ellison’s conviction comes
WOMAN CONVICTED OF TRAFFICKING ENOUGH FENTANYL TO KILL NEARLY 10,000 PEOPLE
(Citrus County, FL) Last week, in the courtroom of Judge Joel D. Fritton, 41-year-old Heather Lynne Duarte-Wright was found guilty of Trafficking in Fentanyl and Possession of Paraphernalia. With this conviction, two-time convicted felon Duarte-Wright faces the possibility of Life behind bars as a Habitual Felony Offender. “It only
