LAURIE SHAVER SENTENCED FOR DEATH OF HER HUSBAND
(Lake County, FL) Today, the Honorable Judge Cary F. Rada, sentenced 41-year-old Laurie Leigh Shaver to Life after being convicted of murdering her husband, Michael Douglas Shaver. “We hope the defendant’s life sentence brings some measure of closure and peace to the victim’s loved ones,” said Bill Gladson, Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney. Laurie Shaver […]
LORINCZ SENTENCED IN MANSLAUGHTER OF AJ OWENS
(Marion County, FL) The State Attorney’s Office of the Fifth Judicial Circuit announces the sentence issued by the court in the case of State of Florida v. Susan Lorincz, following a week-long trial in August. 59-year-old Susan Louise Lorincz was sentenced to 25 years in the Florida Department of Corrections in the case involving the […]
GUILTY VERDICT FOR OCALA MAN IN SOLICITATION OF MINOR CASE
(Marion County, FL) In the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Timothy T. McCourt, jurors found 40-year-old Matthew Hand guilty after less than one hour of deliberating. Hand was convicted of Traveling to Meet a Minor and Soliciting a Child for Unlawful Sexual Conduct. Hand was arrested in December of 2023, following an Ocala Police Department […]
JOHNSON AND WILLIAMS SENTENCED IN THE 2020 DEATH OF DAVID LYONS
Javarre Latrell Johnson to Life and 21-year-old Ba’Karri Juan’Ya Williams to 50 Years in the Florida Department of Corrections. Back on August 16, 2024, jurors delivered their verdict, finding both Johnson and Williams guilty of First-Degree Murder in the 2020 murder case of 19-year-old David Bartholomew Lyons. Johnson and Williams were also found guilty of […]
CARTER FOUND GUILTY IN DEATH OF FELLOW INMATE
(Lake County, FL) Yesterday, 51-year-old Antonio Carter was found guilty of Manslaughter with a Weapon. The trial, which commenced earlier in the week, concluded with Carter’s conviction in the death of 27-year-old Adonis Boone. Compelling evidence was presented to jurors before their verdict, including one corrections officer recounting the statements made by Carter after the […]
LEMONS SENTENCED IN DRUG-RELATED DEATH OF TEEN
(Hernando, FL) Yesterday, the Honorable Judge Daniel B. Merritt sentenced 31-year-old Isaac Troy Lemons to 14.8 Years in the Florida Department of Corrections after jurors found Lemons guilty of Manslaughter and Sale of a Controlled Substance back in August. “Two lives have irrefutably been altered due to illicit narcotics. This is just a stark reminder […]
CITRUS COUNTY WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF BATTERY UPON ELDERLY MAN
(Citrus County, FL) Yesterday afternoon, jurors rendered a guilty verdict in the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Joel D. Fritton during the trial of 36-year-old Melissa Marie Alexander. Alexander was found guilty as charged for the offenses of Burglary of a Dwelling with a Battery while Armed and Battery on a Person 65 Years of […]
DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR BATTERY & BURGLARY CASE
(Lake County, FL) In the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Cary F. Rada, jurors found 28-year-old Dayzha Duncan guilty of Battery, Burglary of a Dwelling, Petit Theft, and Assault. Duncan was sentenced to 10 years in prison following this guilty verdict. Duncan was arrested in March of 2022 following a Leesburg Police Department investigation after […]
SUMTER MAN FOUND GUILTY OF FELONY CRIMINAL MISCHIEF INVOLVING A SWORD
(Sumter County, FL) After a brief jury trial, 45-year-old Sloan has been found guilty of the Felony offense of Criminal Mischief related to an original report of a road rage incident back in 2022. “Using a weapon in a manner that endangers lives and public safety will not be tolerated,” said Bill Gladson, Fifth Judicial […]
MAN SENTENCED FOR MURDER OF RETIRED CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY
(Marion County, FL) Earlier today, 41-year-old Steven Alan Swearingen was sentenced to Life in prison. In August of this year, Swearingen was found guilty by a jury of Second-Degree Murder of 52-year-old Steven Smolensky, a retired deputy sheriff with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. Swearingen, a convicted felon, was charged with Murder in the Second […]