From an article on the BayNews9 website, two locals who were involved in the “She Fights” online beating controversy, were sentenced to prison for their part. In the Pinellas County criminal courthouse, two local residents were sentenced to prison for their role in producing homeless fights for the former website…
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St. Petersburg women arrested in the latest “Road Rage” incident
As reported in the Tampa Bay Times two women were arrested after physically beating another woman in a “Road Rage” incident… Two women were arrested in St. Petersburg after allegedly crashing into another woman, ripping her out of her car and brutally beating her. It started on 34th Street S…
Sweet irony: Florida man named “cocaine” arrested on drug charge
Talk about bad karma…Florida native Edward Cocaine was arrested earlier this week on felony drug possession. Per the Pembroke Pines Police Department report, Mr. Cocaine was stopped for a traffic violation as he had an obscured tag. The Florida police officer went to speak with the suspect when Cocaine requested…
St. Petersburg teacher arrested after drunken rampage
From the BayNews9 website, a local teacher is facing felony charges after going on an alcohol binge… 30-year-old Keesha Graham will not want to bring this up at her next show-and-tell. The St. Petersburg second-grade teacher was arrested by police after what witnesses call “an alcohol-fueled rampage”. Clearwater police arrested…
Pinellas Park man attacked, three teens arrested
A local crime story from the Tampa Bay Times that brings up some interesting questions about juvenile crime versus adult criminal charges. 16 year-old A. Peterson made his first appearance in the Pinellas county juvenile court yesterday following his arrest for attacking an 83-year-old man. He stood straight while the…
When a DUI is not a DUI…
An interesting case from South Dakota, where a man is appealing his Driving under the Influence conviction on the grounds that he was not even driving! How may this affect Florida DUI law? To DUI or not to DUI…for 54-year-old Donald Nekolite, THAT is the question. The defendant admitted drinking…
Update on Justin Bieber’s Florida DUI arrest
We had mentioned pop star Justin Bieber’s DUI arrest in a previous blog post. By now, the whole world knows about his arrest for driving under the influence and his disaster of a deposition for his upcoming civil suit he took. There is now an update on his criminal cases.…
Battery or self defense? Pinellas Park mother accused of child abuse against daughter
Claiming self defense, a 39-year-old Pinellas Park mother is pushing back against an arrest that charged her with aggravated child abuse. Police claim the mother of four struck her 16-year-old daughter with a baseball bat, leaving the juvenile dazed and bleeding. The defendant told the judge at a court appearance…
Florida Burglary suspect “tripped up” by his pants
From the smoking gun website, a Palm Beach man was arrested for burglary after his pants aided the Florida cops in making the arrest… 19-year-old Jordan Bodden was arrested by Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies on suspicion of car burglary. This came to light when two witnesses ID’d him as…
Personal Injury Claim – Understanding the Damages
Every year there are millions of people who are injured in personal injury accidents – on the road, at work, at home or outdoors. And more often than not, they are not at fault for these mishaps, in which case they deserve to be compensated for their agony and loss.…