GUILTY VERDICT AND LIFE SENTENCE FOR OCKLAWAHA MAN IN SEXUAL BATTERY OF CHILD CASE
(Marion County, FL) In the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Timothy McCourt, jurors found 51-year-old Brian Patrick McCoy guilty on all charges. McCoy was charged with one count of Felony Capital Sexual Battery upon a Child under 12 Years of Age, one count of Direct or Promote Sexual Performance of a Child, and two counts […]
GANGA SENTENCED IN ATTEMPTED SECOND-DEGREE MURDER CASE
(Lake County, FL) Yesterday, the Honorable Judge Heidi Davis sentenced 38-year-old Jason Jameel Ganga was sentenced to 30 Years in the Florida Department of Corrections. Ganga’s sentencing carries a 25 Year Minimum Mandatory.
VELEZ FOUND GUILTY IN CHILD SEX BATTERY CASE
(Hernando County, FL) Last week, in the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Daniel B. Merritt, jurors found 43-year-old Joshua Reginald Velez guilty of two counts of Sexual Battery upon a Child under 12 years of age by a Person in Familial Custody.
MAN FOUND GUILTY IN RETRIAL OF DRUG-RELATED DEATH OF TEEN
(Hernando, FL) On Friday, August 23, 2024, after deliberating for roughly 90 minutes, jurors returned a guilty verdict in the case against 31-year-old Isaac Troy Lemons. Lemons was convicted of Manslaughter and Sale of a Controlled Substance. After the verdict was delivered, the Honorable Judge Daniel B. Merritt ordered Lemons into custody to await his sentencing hearing which is scheduled for November 7, 2024.
TWO DEFENDANTS FOUND GUILTY IN THE 2020 DEATH OF DAVID LYONS
(Bushnell, FL) Last week, August 16, 2024, jurors delivered their verdict in the 2020 murder case of 19-year-old David Bartholomew Lyons. After a brief deliberation, reviewing compelling evidence and expert testimony, jurors found both 20-year-old Javarre Latrell Johnson and 21-year-old Ba’Karri Juan’Ya Williams guilty of First-Degree Murder. Johnson and Williams were also found guilty of one count of Armed Robbery, and one count of Possession of Cannabis.
EX-TEACHER SENTENCED IN SEXUAL BATTERY ON EXCHANGE STUDENT
(Lake County, FL) Yesterday, 51-year-old Dmitri Kostyunin, a former Apopka High School teacher, was sentenced in a Lake County courtroom for his guilty conviction in a sexual battery case on an exchange student. Kostyunin was sentenced to Life in prison without the possibility of parole.
JAMISON INDICTED FOR MURDER OF HERNANDO COUNTY MOTHER
(Hernando County, FL) State Attorney Bill Gladson announces the grand jury indictment of 21-year-old Donald Donell Jamison, in connection with the July 30, 2024, shooting that resulted in the death of 53-year-old Claudia Barbosa and the injury of another individual.
CITRUS COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE ON CHILD SEX OFFENSE CHARGES
(Citrus County, FL) Today, in a Citrus County courtroom, 27-year-old Joshua Aaron Schuler was sentenced to Life in Prison without the possibility of parole.
LORINCZ FOUND GUILTY OF FATALLY SHOOTING NEIGHBOR
(Marion County, FL) Today, 59-year-old Susan Louise Lorincz was found guilty in the case involving the death of her neighbor, 35-year-old Ajike “AJ” Owens. Jurors found Lorincz guilty of Manslaughter by Use of a Firearm after hearing the evidence and facts of the case presented during the trial.
SUMTER COUNTY WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF ANIMAL CRUELTY
(Sumter County, FL) Tuesday, August 13, 2024, inside the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Paul Militello, jurors found 35-year-old Amy Michelle Parrish, of Bushnell, guilty on three counts of Animal Cruelty after a thorough presentation of compelling evidence and witness testimony. After the verdict was delivered, Parrish was sentenced to 180 days in jail.