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

VELEZ FOUND GUILTY IN CHILD SEX BATTERY CASE

(Hernando County, FL) Last week, in the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Daniel B. Merritt, jurors found 43-year-old Joshua Reginald Velez guilty of two counts of Sexual Battery upon a Child under 12 years of age by a Person in Familial Custody.

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