An interesting story in today’s St. Pete Times highlights the life, or lack thereof, of Teddy Braden, the former gang member turned blogger that blogs from the Pinellas County Jail. Braden, who is in the Pinellas County Jail on Drug Charges, blogs with the help of his mother — who…
In a very emotional sentencing hearing, that I happened to witness while in the same courtroom on an unrelated case, a St. Petersburg mother plead guilty to Manslaughter on the morning her trial was to begin in a case where she let her 15-year old son, Shawn Ledesma, drive her…
A recent Bay News 9 story indicates that crime and gun ownership are both up in Manatee County, Florida. Some residents have indicated that it’s the large increase in crime that prompted them to buy a gun. Specifically, Manatee County residents have been fighting back against a recent string of…
For all of you Tampa Bay Buccaneer fans out there…. this story has got to drive you crazy. Last year’s first round draft pick, Aqib Talib, who plays cornerback for the Bucs, was arrested early this morning for Battery and Resisting Arrest Without Violence after he allegedly struck a cab…
Welcome to the odd world of random crime committed in the Tampa Bay area. As they say on “Law & Order,” here’s another story that has been “ripped from the headlines.” You just can’t make this stuff up. Yesterday, the Chief of Tampa General Hospital’s trauma center pleaded “no contest”…
In one of the more irresponsible cases to catch the media’s attention this week, a New Port Richey woman was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. And while that, in-and-of-itself, is not real newsworthy, the fact that she had four (4) children in her car and a blood-alcohol level of…
In another one-of-a-kind story that makes us all wonder why we continue to live in the Tampa Bay area, Eddie Lee Burney, 60, of St. Petersburg, was arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Firearm after he jumped out from behind a tree, at 5:25 a.m., and a pointed a loaded,…
A recent story in the St. Petersburg Times has indicated that crime is on the rise in the City of St. Petersburg, Florida. According to the latest numbers, Burglary and Theft Crimes are rapidly increasing. For the full story, click here: Police Chief Chuck Harmon has suggested that the rapid…
A jury was picked and the Trial has started in one of my all-time favorite cases that I handled while prosecuting in the Pinellas County State Attorney’s Office. I can remember the day that one of our local undercover detectives was shot as our Gang Prosecution Unit was already prosecuting…
In another “only in the Tampa Bay area” type of case, a 29-year old Palm Harbor man was recently arrested for assaulting his 8 1/2 month pregnant wife while aboard an AirTran Airways flight from Baltimore to Tampa.This is an interesting twist on the typical Domestic Violence case since it…