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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DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ALIEN INDICTED FOR MURDER
(Lake County, FL) Today, State Attorney Bill Gladson of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, alongside Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia and Lake County Sheriff Peyton Grinnell, announces the grand jury indictment of 44-year-old Shahidul Islam. A grand jury was convened earlier today to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to charge
SCHROER SENTENCED IN AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER OF A CHILD CASE
(Marion County, FL) Today, 43-year-old Melissa Waiman Schroer was sentenced to the maximum punishment of 30 years in prison for the 2019 death of 2-month-old Wailan Roy Schroer. Back in May of this year, jurors delivered their verdict finding Schroer guilty of Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child. “Here we have
23-YEAR-OLD FOUND GUILTY IN MURDER TRIAL AND SENTENCED TO LIFE
(Marion County, FL) Yesterday, June 18, 2026, jurors delivered their verdict in the 2024 murder case of 24-year-old Derrick Lysander Brown Jr. After reviewing compelling evidence and listening to expert testimony presented by the prosecution team, jurors found 23-year-old Blayze Jurrien White guilty of Premeditated First-Degree Murder with a Firearm.
