SCHROER FOUND GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER OF A CHILD
(Marion County, FL) Yesterday, May 14, 2026, jurors delivered their verdict in the 2019 death of 2-month-old Wailan Roy Schroer. After reviewing irrefutable evidence and listening to expert testimony, jurors found 43-year-old Melissa Waiman Schroer guilty of Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child. Schroer will be sentenced on June 29, 2026, by Judge Barbara Kissner. “It’s […]
MENDEZ SENTENCED IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASE
(Lake County, FL) Forty-one-year-old Xavier Mendez, of Groveland, was sentenced to 16 years in prison after being found guilty by a jury last month of 12 counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Upon his release, Mendez will be required to register as a Sexual Offender and complete four years of probation. In July of 2024, […]
AGUILAR FOUND GUILTY OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER AFTER SHOOTING
(Lake County, FL) Last Wednesday, April 22, 2026, jurors found 35-year-old Alexander Aguilar guilty of Second-Degree Murder with a Firearm and Aggravated Battery with a Firearm. Aguilar’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 15, 2026, at 9 a.m. The charges stem from an incident back in June of 2019, in which Mascotte Police Department officers […]
CITRUS MAN INDICTED FOR MURDER OF MOTHER’S PARAMOUR
(Citrus County, FL) Monday, April 27, 2026, 37-year-old William Michael Larsen Sr. of Floral City, Florida, was indicted by a grand jury in the death of 67-year-old Bryant Milo Leggett. A grand jury was convened to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to charge Larsen with the murder of Leggett and the subsequent crimes relating […]
LAKE COUNTY MAN INDICTED FOR MURDER DURING DOG ATTACK SHOOTING
(Lake County, FL) Today, the Office of State Attorney Bill Gladson for the Fifth Judicial Circuit announces the grand jury indictment of 43-year-old Matthew Pasco of Leesburg, Florida. A grand jury was convened to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to charge Pasco for the death of 36-year-old Shawn Cyriacks. The grand jury returned a […]
82-YEAR-OLD MAN INDICTED FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE
(Lake County, FL) Today, State Attorney Bill Gladson announces the grand jury indictment of 82-year-old Vincent DiFraia of Groveland, Florida. A grand jury was convened to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to charge Difraia for the death of 84-year-old Evelyn DiFraia. The grand jury returned a true bill of indictment for the following charge: […]
DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT IN CASE AGAINST COOMBS, WHO IS NOW CHARGED WITH CAPITAL SEXUAL BATTERY
(Marion County, FL) Today, State Attorney Bill Gladson of the Fifth Judicial Circuit announces the filing of two death penalty notices in the case against 32-year-old Jeroen Jarrel Coombs of Citra, FL. Coombs, who was indicted last month for First-Degree Murder in the Death of 3-year-old Paisley Brown, three counts of Aggravated Child Abuse, and […]
DEFENDANT FOUND GUILTY & SENTENCED FOR SEXUAL BATTERY OF A CHILD
(Marion County, FL) Last week, 21-year-old Erick Rico Beauvil was sentenced to 15 years in the Florida Department of Corrections after jurors found Beauvil guilty of Sexual Battery by Defendant under 18 Years of Age with a Victim 12 Years or Older. Back on October 12, 2022, deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) […]
CONVICTED FELON FOUND GUILTY OF TRAFFICKING NARCOTICS
(Sumter County, FL) Last week, 53-year-old Clyde Edward Johnson Jr. was found guilty by a jury on all charges. During the two-day trial, prosecutors presented irrefutable evidence that led to Johnson’s conviction of Trafficking Cocaine, Trafficking in Cathinones, Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition by a Felon, Own a Place for Trafficking/Sale/Manufacture of a Controlled Substance, and […]
DEATH PENALTY RECOMMENDATION FOR DEFENDANT IN 2002 FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CASE
(Orange County, FL) Today, State Attorney Bill Gladson of the Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office announces the death penalty recommendation by jurors in the murder conviction of 59-year-old DeMorris Andy Hunter. Last week, in the courtroom of Judge Lisa T. Munyon, prosecutors Richard Buxman and Kenneth Nunnelley presented the case against Hunter for the […]