An unlucky Tampa man is behind bars after swinging a machete at his wife in a “fit of rage” early Monday morning, according to police. Around 2:30 a.m. Virticee Lamar Thompson approached his wife of five (5) years, swinging the machete back and forth and threatening to kill her and…
The “King of Hudson” has been dethroned. A federal judge has sentenced Arde Olsen, also known as the “King of Hudson,” to 20 years in prison for Trafficking in Oxycodone.The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Olsen was the ringleader of a large oxycodone trafficking organization that he mainly operated from an…
A Seminole man was sentenced to 20 years in a Florida state prison today for molesting two (2) girls he lured through MySpace.Hillsborough Circuit Judge Wayne S. Timmerman also ordered Edward Oberwise, 40, to serve 10 years of Sexual Offender probation when he is released.The judge was outraged at Oberwise’s…
How lazy do you gotta be to get a DUI without ever getting off your La-Z-Boy???The following is courtesy of TMZ.com: A 61-year-old man named Dennis LeRoy was just sentenced to 180 days in jail after cops say he got wasted at a Minnesota bar last year and tried to…
The Pinellas County State Attorney’s Office said it plans to file formal charges against Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib.Talib is accused of hitting a cab driver in August. He will face a misdemeanor Battery charge stemming from the August incident where a cab driver said he was punched by…
A 28-year-old man was arrested today for Possession of Child Pornography after detectives with a warrant searched his home, Clearwater police said. Karl Michael Strasser was arrested at 7:20 a.m. at 512 S Crest Ave., and charged with 20 counts of Possession of Child Porn and one count of Distributing…
Pot-smoking patients and their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for Federal Prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department. For the complete story, check out the Associated Press article in today’s St. Pete Times. Under the…
One of the first pieces of advice that I give to new clients is to take down any social networking profiles that they may have (if they tend to use these accounts, like Facebook or MySpace, to talk about or post evidence of their criminal activity). Another recent story out…
“The madness must stop,” according to Circuit Court Judge Joseph A. Bulone. On Friday, Judge Bulone provided one victim’s family with a sense of closure when he sentenced Allan Burney (below), 21, to life in prison for his role in the October 8th, 2007 shooting of Michael Scott, 23, in…
After more than a decade-long career with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office’s Narcotics Division, Lion, the yellow Labrador Retriever that sniffed out nearly three (3) tons of drugs and $300,000 in cash, has died. For more information, check out the full story in Friday’s St. Pete Times.Detective Pat Shea, who…