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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DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR BURGLARY AND BATTERY CASE
(Citrus County, FL) This morning, 28-year-old Sarah Jeanne Gatke was sentenced to 24 months in the Florida Department of Corrections, followed by 6 years of probation for her 2025 arrest, which resulted in the charges of Burglary of Conveyance with Battery, Felony Battery, and Resist Law Enforcement Officer without Violence.
ROSS SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR SECOND-DEGREE MURDER
(Citrus County, FL) Today, 37-year-old Dwann Demetrius Ross Jr. was sentenced to Life in prison. Ross was found guilty last month of Second-Degree Murder with a Firearm for the death of 33-year-old Traske C. Johnson, who was gunned down outside his business. “Today’s life sentence ensures this defendant will never
HILL FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER AND SENTENCED TO LIFE
(Lake County, FL) Today, the Office of State Attorney Bill Gladson for the Fifth Judicial Circuit announces the sentencing of 29-year-old Austin Hill. Hill was found guilty by a jury last week of Premeditated First-Degree Murder with a Firearm for the 2023 murder of 39-year-old Wseni Laguerre. Following the defendant’s
