New Case Management System Broadens Communication to Victims
The Office of the State Attorney recently launched a new case management system across the circuit. The new system, STAC, is used in state attorney’s offices and public defender’s offices throughout Florida and provides a myriad of servic... Read More
Armed Robber Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
Rolando Rodney, 24, was found guilty at trial and sentenced to 30 years in prison for robbing a Dollar General at gunpoint.
In November 2018 Rodney entered the Dollar General in Marion Oaks and demanded money from an employee. When the employee coul... Read More
30 Years in Prison for Internet Café Robberies
Christopher Charles Stevenson has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for robbery with a firearm and attempted kidnapping while armed at two Marion County internet cafes. Stevenson is a Habitual Felony Offender and Prison Releasee Reoffender.
Steve... Read More
Sumter County Driver Found Guilty of DUI with Property Damage
A six-member jury convicted Adam Roy Haynes, 51, of DUI with Property Damage. He was sentenced to a year in county jail, the maximum sentence for a first-degree misdemeanor.
In December 2019, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded t... Read More
Lake County Man Found Guilty of Multiple Sex Offenses Against Child
Joshua Ruben Herrera, 28, was found guilty at trial of committing sex offenses on a child under 12 on multiple occasions. He will serve 25 years to life in prison.
In 2016, Herrera was arrested by Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies after th... Read More
Prison Releasee Reoffender Sentenced to Life in Prison for Armed Robbery
Joseph Andrew Crenshaw, 37, was found guilty at trial of armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, both while wearing a mask. Crenshaw qualified as a prison releasee re-offender and was sentenced to life in prison.
In June 2018... Read More
Local Deputies Cleared in Two Officer Involved Shootings
The Office of the State Attorney concluded that the use of deadly force by a Citrus County Sheriff’s Office deputy was legally justified.
After a thorough review of the facts and circumstances of the case, Chief Assistant State Attorney Walter... Read More
Habitual Felony Offender Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Fourth DUI
A Marion County jury convicted Thelton Hall, 55, of Felony Driving Under the Influence. He will serve six years in prison and has been adjudicated a Habitual Felony Offender.
In September 2019, Hall ran a red light without breaking and almost collid... Read More
Lake County Man Convicted of Lewd and Lascivious Battery
A jury convicted Steven Hodge, 32, of sexually battering a child, after deliberating less than three hours. Hodge will serve 12 years in prison and is designated a sexual offender.
In February 2018, Hodge befriended the child victim, who had run awa... Read More
30-Year Sentence for Lake County Sexual Predator
Milton Falcones-Rosado, 45, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexual battery on a person 12-18 years old and lewd and lascivious molestation on a victim under 16 years old. He is designated as a sexual predator.
Falcones-Rosado was convic... Read More
