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

GOMEZ CONVICTED OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING A CHILD

(Lake County, FL) Earlier today, State Attorney Bill Gladson was joined by Attorney General James Uthmeier and Eustis Police Chief Craig Capri during a press conference to make an important announcement regarding a recent conviction. Last week, May 28, 2025, a jury found 31-year-old Jose Gomez, guilty of Human Trafficking of a Child for Commercial […]

KALEY SENTENCED TO 84 MONTHS IN BURGLARY AND BATTERY CASE

(Lake County, FL) Monday, May 19, 2025, a Lake County Jury found 35-year-old Travis Lee Kaley guilty of one count of Burglary of a Conveyance with a Battery. Kaley, who has a notable violent criminal history, was sentenced by Judge James R. Baxley to seven years in prison. The case against Kaley stems from a […]

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(Marion County, FL) Last Friday, May 16, 2025, Amy Linn Ramirez, a 49-year-old resident of Belleview, FL, was found guilty of Unlawful Filing of False Documents or Records Against Real or Personal Property. Following her conviction, Judge Timothy McCourt sentenced Ramirez to five years in the Florida Department of Corrections. โ€œ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™™๐™š๐™š๐™™ ๐™›๐™ง๐™–๐™ช๐™™ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™– […]

LAKE COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR SEXUAL BATTERY AND BURGLARY WHILE ARMED

(Lake County, FL) Last week, Lake County jurors found the defendant, 42-year-old Christopher Lee England, guilty of Sexual Battery and Burglary of a Dwelling while Armed. After the verdict, the Honorable Judge Eddy, who presided over the case, determined the defendant met the legal qualifications of a Prison Releasee Reoffender and sentenced the defendant to […]

RICHARDSON SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR DEATH BY UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF FENTANYL

(Lake County, FL) Wednesday afternoon, 27-year-old Kevin Rasheed Richardson was found guilty by a jury of Death by Distribution of a Controlled Substance (Fentanyl) in connection with the July 17, 2021, death of 28-year-old Pavel Jesus Mata. After his conviction, Judge James R. Baxley sentenced Richardson to Life in prison without the possibility of parole. […]

SUMTER WOMAN FOUND GUILTY IN DUI MANSLAUGHTER CASE

(Sumter County, FL) Late Thursday evening, jurors in the trial of 24-year-old Jasmine Daebreon Grover reached a verdict, finding Grover guilty of Driving Under the Influence Manslaughter following a fatal vehicle incident that took the life of 21-year-old Alexes Olivia Matthews. Grover was also convicted of Driving Under the Influence with Serious Bodily Injury, Driving […]

SUMMER FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER AND SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON

(Marion County, FL) Wednesday afternoon, jurors delivered their verdict in the 2020 murder case of 44-year-old David Vega.  After a brief deliberation, jurors found 49-year-old Stanley Summer Jr. guilty of Premeditated First-Degree Murder with a Firearm. Following the verdict, Judge McCourt sentenced Summer to Life in prison. โ€œJustice was served today in this case with […]

DEFENDANT RECEIVES 12 YEARS FOR BURNING VICTIMโ€™S HAND IN AGGRAVATED BATTERY CASE

(Lake County, FL) In a Lake County courtroom last week, 36-year-old Jettzel Jomar Felix-Marcano was found guilty on all charges related to his 2022 arrest. He was convicted of Aggravated Battery with Great Bodily Harm, Battery, Possession with the Intent to Sell, Manufacture or Deliver Cannabis, and Possession of Paraphernalia. He was sentenced to 12 […]

KOWANKO SENTENCED TO THREE DECADES FOR TRAFFICKING NARCOTICS

(Citrus County, FL) This week, 50-year-old Robert Paul Kowanko was sentenced to 30 years in the Florida Department of Corrections after being found guilty by a jury back in March for trafficking illicit narcotics charges stemming from his 2023 arrest. Kowanko was convicted of Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Trafficking in Cocaine, Unlawful Use of a Two-way […]

CITRUS COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER OF FATHER-IN-LAW

(Citrus County, FL) Today, State Attorney Bill Gladson announced the grand jury indictment of 43-year-old David Nemyier. A grand jury was convened to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to charge Nemyier, son-in-law of the victim, for the senseless murder of 67-year-old Kyle Pazian. On April 9, 2025, Nemyier unlawfully and from a premeditated design […]