POTTER SENTENCED IN AGGRAVATED BATTERY CASE INVOLVING A DEADLY WEAPON
(Hernando County, FL) Today, 49-year-old Jeannie Potter was sentenced to 15 years in prison, after being found guilty of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon by a jury back in December of last year. Potter was originally arrested just two days before Christmas in 2024, after deputies with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office responded to […]
CHASSAHOWITZKA MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR AGGRAVATED STALKING WITH CREDIBLE THREAT
(Citrus County, FL) Today, 58-year-old Christen Ray Brock was adjudicated guilty of Aggravated Stalking with Credible Threat, Aggravated Stalking – Violation of Injunction, and Violation of Condition of Pre-trial Release. Having reviewed the defendant’s criminal history spanning nearly 40 years, meeting the guidelines as a Habitual Felony Offender, Judge Joel D. Fritton sentenced Brock to […]
CITRUS COUNTY MAN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER WITH A FIREARM
(Citrus County, FL) Today, a Citrus County jury found 37-year-old Dwann Demetrius Ross Jr. guilty of Second-Degree Murder with a Firearm. This verdict follows the detailed investigation into the death of 33-year-old Traske C. Johnson, who was gunned down outside his business. After the verdict was rendered, Ross was remanded into custody to await his […]
KIMBERLEY MILLS SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR MURDER OF HER SON, SET TO TESTIFY AGAINST CO-DEFENDANT ANDRE WALKER
(Lake County, FL) In the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Rada, 38-year-old Kimberley Leonie Mills was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to Life in prison for the murder of her son, 10-year-old Xavier Williams. As part of Mills’ plea, she will testify against her co-defendant in the case, 37-year-old Andre Dwayne Walker, later this year during […]
TRACEY STANLEY SENTENCED IN MURDER OF ROOMMATE
(Citrus County, FL) On Friday, January 9, 2026, 63-year-old Tracey Lee Stanley was sentenced for the murder of her roommate, 72-year-old Andrea Kathleen Day. Back in October of 2025, Stanley entered an open plea to the court, pleading no contest, in the case against her in lieu of going to trial. Stanley was charged with […]
HERNANDO COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR MOLESTING MULTIPLE CHILDREN
(Hernando County, FL) On December 18, 2025, 50-year-old Kevin Christopher Hanrahan was sentenced to Life in the Florida Department of Corrections. Hanrahan was found guilty after trial, back in October, of Lewd and Lascivious Conduct and four counts of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation of a Child Under 12. Back in January of 2024, it was […]
FLEEING & ELUDING DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO TWO DECADES IN PRISON
(Marion County, FL) After a one-day jury trial, 42-year-old James Marion Brady has been found guilty on all charges related to a pursuit by law enforcement back in 2024. Brady was convicted of Burglary of an Authorized Emergency Vehicle, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude, and Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle. Judge Peter M. Brigham […]
26-YEAR-OLD LOPEZ SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR THE MURDER OF RAIED SHIHADEH
(Lake County, FL) Today, December 17, 2025, jurors delivered their verdict in the 2024 murder case of 51-year-old Raied Shihadeh. After nearly three hours of deliberation, jurors found 26-year-old Alex Lopez guilty of First-Degree Murder and Robbery with a Firearm. Judge Brian Welke sentenced Lopez to Life in prison without the possibility of parole. “Less […]
MCMASTERS CONVICTED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
(Marion County, FL) On Friday, December 12, 2025, a jury found 45-year-old Michael Alton McMasters guilty of twenty felony counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Judge Willard Pope ordered McMasters into custody to await his sentencing hearing, which will take place after a presentence investigation is completed. In January of 2024, law enforcement officials at […]
VALENCIA FOUND GUILTY OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER
(Marion County, FL) On December 11, 2025, a Marion County jury found 24-year-old Henry Jonathan Valencia guilty of Second-Degree Murder with a Firearm. The defendant was sentenced to Life in prison following his conviction. Back in May of this year, multiple deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) responded to the Petro Gas Station […]