TWO DEFENDANTS FOUND GUILTY OF TRAFFICKING NARCOTICS
(Lake County, FL) Today, 44-year-old Cliff Demond Johnson and 30-year-old Davonte Marques Heflin were found guilty by a jury of all drug trafficking and drug-related charges related to their 2022 arrests. After hearing testimony from numerous expert witnesses, along with compelling phone records, jurors reached their verdict. Johnson was convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Trafficking […]
TIMMONS FOUND GUILTY OF ATTEMPTED SECOND-DEGREE MURDER
(Sumter County, FL) Yesterday, September 2, 2026, a Sumter County jury found 28-year-old Joshua Aaron Timmons guilty on all charges for his role in the January 2023 ambush shooting of a victim. Timmons was convicted of Attempted Second-Degree Murder with a Firearm, Robbery with a Firearm, Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm […]
JOHNSON SENTENCED TO TWO LIFE TERMS FOR TRAFFICKING NARCOTICS
(Sumter County, FL) Last week, 54-year-old Clyde Edward Johnson Jr. was sentenced to two concurrent Life terms as a Habitual Violent Felony Offender by Judge Mary P. Hatcher. “We have seen countless times how drugs destroy lives and devastate our communities. Our office is grateful to Judge Hatcher for recognizing the seriousness of this defendant’s […]
HORRIGHS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER AND SENTENCED TO LIFE
(Marion County, FL) Yesterday, August 27, 2026, jurors delivered their verdict in the 2023 murder case of 56-year-old Darius Duntel Jones. Following a three-day jury trial, jurors found 41-year-old Joseph Edwards Horrighs guilty of First-Degree Premeditated Murder. Following the jury’s guilty verdict, Judge Barbara Kissner-Kwatkosky sentenced Horrighs to Life in the Florida Department of Corrections. […]
JURORS RECOMMEND DEATH PENALTY FOR JEFFREY CRUM
(Hernando County, FL) Today, State Attorney Bill Gladson of the Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office announces that a jury has recommended the Death Penalty for 65-year-old Jeffrey Norman Crum. The jury’s recommendation comes on a bittersweet day, the birthday of Jennifer Odom, who would have been 46 years old today. “Now we can finally […]
DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR SHOOTING AT ELECTRIC WORKERS
(Citrus County, FL) This morning, Judge Healis sentenced 30-year-old Immanuel Zachariah Smith to 5 years in the Florida Department of Corrections followed by two years of felony probation for his 2025 arrest. “This sentencing is not shocking considering the severity of the crime committed by this defendant,” said Bill Gladson, Fifth Judicial Circuit State […]
JURY FINDS JEFFREY CRUM GUILTY IN 1993 KIDNAPPING AND MURDER OF 12-YEAR-OLD JENNIFER ODOM
(Hernando, FL) “For more than 30 years, Jennifer’s family, investigators and the communities of Pasco and Hernando Counties waited for answers. Now, this long running cold case has reached its end,” stated State Attorney Bill Gladson. After more than three decades, a Hernando County jury has found 64-year-old Jeffrey Norman Crum guilty of the Kidnapping, […]
GUILTY VERDICT FOR BROOKSVILLE MAN IN SEXUAL BATTERY OF A MINOR
(Hernando, FL) In the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Daniel B. Merritt, jurors found 62-year-old Robert Daniel David Myers guilty of various sexual offenses committed on a child. Myers was convicted of two counts of Sexual Battery upon a Child Under 12 Years of Age, two counts of Lewd and Lascivious Molestation of a Child, […]
DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2002 MURDER OF THERESA GREEN
(Orange County, FL) Today, State Attorney Bill Gladson of the Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office announces the Death sentence of 59-year-old DeMorris Andy Hunter for the 2002 murder of 38-year-old Theresa Ann Green. Hunter was sentenced to death by Judge Lisa T. Munyon, after jurors found the defendant guilty and recommended the death penalty […]
JUSTICE IN ACTION, FIFTH SAO’S FIRST EVER ANNUAL REPORT
(Fifth Judicial Circuit, FL) State Attorney Bill Gladson of the Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office (SAO) announces the release of his office’s first-ever Annual Report highlight a historic year of service and public safety. The report reflects a year marked by significant courtroom successes, meaningful community engagement, and an unwavering commitment to protecting the […]