Life Sentence for Sumter County Murder
In April, a Sumter County jury announced the conviction of Lorenzo Green for the murder of a local resident and the attempted murder of his girlfriend. In December of 2019, Lorenzo Green traveled up to Bushnell from South Florida, broke into the victim’s home and used a firearm to fatally shoot him. He then turned […]
Citrus County Man Gets Maximum Sentence for DUI Manslaughter
David Kahler, 38, was found guilty of DUI manslaughter in the 2022 death of a woman in Citrus County. He was sentenced to the maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. On January 22, 2022, Kahler was driving a white Ford F250 heading southbound on State Road 200. Kahler was just south of the Marion […]
Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sexual Battery by a Person in Familial Authority
Samuel Padilla-Velez has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for Lewd and Lascivious Molestation of a Child Under 16 and Sexual Battery by a Person in Familial Authority. Padilla-Velez was found guilty at trial of sexually assaulting a family member over a period of four years who was under his care and authority. The […]
Sex Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Video Voyeurism
Stephen A Crotty, 38, was sentenced to ten years in prison followed by five years of sex offender probation after pleading guilty to Video Voyeurism Against a Child Younger than 16 by a Person 24 Years of Age or Older and Tampering with Physical Evidence. This case began when the mother of the victim discovered […]
Sumter County Woman Given Maximum Sentence for Second-Degree Murder
Penny Rebecca Pospisil, a 51-year-old woman from Sumter County, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder and dismemberment of her physically disabled boyfriend. During the summer of 2018, while staying at the Lake Pan RV Village in Sumter County, Pospisil murdered her boyfriend, 55-year-old Anthony Mitchell. She then relocated, with Mitchell’s body, to […]
Citrus County Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Animal Cruelty
Jason Dion Munn, 48, was sentenced to nine years in the Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to 21 counts of Aggravated Animal Cruelty. Munn operated one of Citrus County’s largest dog breeders. Between April 5 and April 8, 2022, Munn surrendered 15 dogs to the Citrus County Animal Shelter. Based on the condition of […]
Missouri Man Found Guilty of DUI Manslaughter
Joseph Lindsey Charles Bailey, 36, was found guilty of DUI manslaughter in the 2019 death of a woman. The Marion County jury deliberated less than three hours before returning a verdict. In March of 2019, Bailey was driving a Ford Focus east on State Road 40. In front of Bailey’s vehicle was a three-wheel motorcycle, […]
Grand Jury Indictment Announced in Mount Dora Double Homicide
State Attorney’s Office announces the indictment of Vickie Lynn Williams on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of grand theft. Darryl and Sharon Getman were found murdered in their home in Mt. Dora on December 31, 2022. A team of investigators from the Mount Dora Police Department, the Florida Department of Law […]
Death Penalty Recommendation for Man Who Admitted to Killing his Wife and Four Children
A Marion County jury has unanimously recommended that Michael Wayne Jones, the man who admitted killing his wife and four children in 2019, should be sentenced to death. The nine men and three women announced the recommendation just shy of five hours after they started discussing the case. In November 2022, Michael Jones pleaded guilty […]
Fifth Judicial Circuit Establishes Animal Cruelty Task Force
State Attorney Bill Gladson has established an Animal Cruelty Task Force for Citrus, Hernando, Marion, Lake, and Sumter counties. The goal of the task force is for law enforcement, animal services, and other animal protection organizations to work together to effectively investigate and prosecute animal cruelty crimes throughout the Fifth Judicial Circuit. Florida law affords […]