DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2002 MURDER OF THERESA GREEN
(Orange County, FL) Today, State Attorney Bill Gladson of the Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office announces the Death sentence of 59-year-old DeMorris Andy Hunter for the 2002 murder of 38-year-old Theresa Ann Green. Hunter was sentenced to death by Judge Lisa T. Munyon, after jurors found the defendant guilty and recommended the death penalty […]
JUSTICE IN ACTION, FIFTH SAO’S FIRST EVER ANNUAL REPORT
(Fifth Judicial Circuit, FL) State Attorney Bill Gladson of the Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office (SAO) announces the release of his office’s first-ever Annual Report highlight a historic year of service and public safety. The report reflects a year marked by significant courtroom successes, meaningful community engagement, and an unwavering commitment to protecting the […]
FELON ENTERS PLEA DURING ONGOING TRIAL AFTER INVOKING SPEEDY TRIAL
(Marion County, FL) Yesterday morning, 31-year-old Julio Cesar Bautista entered a no contest plea before Judge Barbara Kissner-Kwatkosky just shortly after his jury trial began. Bautista, who invoked speedy trial, was adjudicated guilty on all counts. Bautista was convicted of Aggravated Battery causing Great Bodily Harm with a Firearm, two counts of Aggravated Assault with […]
STATEMENT FROM STATE ATTORNEY BILL GLADSON ON THE EXECUTION OF JAMES DUCKETT
(Fifth Judicial Circuit, FL) “Today marks the final chapter in a case that has spanned decades. While no legal proceeding can restore the life that was taken, this execution represents the final administration of justice for the young victim and her family, who have endured years of unimaginable loss while waiting for this case to […]
61-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO SUPPLIED DRUGS TO & SEXUALLY BATTERED MINOR SENTENCED TO FOUR CONSECUTIVE LIFE TERMS
(Marion County, FL) Yesterday, 61-year-old Terry Franklin Pennington was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences after being found guilty, back in June, of three counts of Lewd and Lascivious Battery of a Child 12 Years of Age but less than 16 Years of Age and one count of Lewd and Lascivious Molestation of a Child […]
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 Shahidul Islam. The grand jury […]
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 a case where one young […]
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. Following the verdict, White was […]
PATTERSON SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR THE MURDER OF TWO SUMTER TEENS
(Sumter County, FL) On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 20-year-old Clarence Patterson III was sentenced by Judge Mary P. Hatcher to Life in prison. Patterson, who was 15 years old at the time of the offense, was charged with two counts of Premeditated First-Degree Murder with a Firearm for the 2021 deaths of two Sumter County […]
MAN SENTENCED FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
(Citrus County, FL) Yesterday, 76-year-old Michael Francis Coburn was sentenced to 215 years in the Florida Department of Corrections. Coburn was charged with ten felony counts of Possession of Child Pornography (10 or more Images), three counts of Possession of Child Pornography, and ten counts of Transmission of Child Pornography by Electronic Device. Coburn was […]