such as Lee and Palm Beach, plan to put the issue in front of voters. The Florida Supreme Court added to the debate last month when it ruled that lawmakers can allow slots in various parts of the state. Pointing to ineffective legal ...

Cushing managed to stop Smith and take him to jail to Jackson County ... Carrie Lee Nichols were held at Chattahoochee Baptist Church after the Marianna local and train brakeman was killed in Bainbridge, Ga., when a train boiler exploded.

By Lee Logan, Times Staff Writer Saturday, April 28, 2012 It's official: The state Senate district stretching from west Pasco to Sumter County will remain intact. The Florida Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new redistricting map for 40 redrawn Senate seats. The ruling represents a starting gun for what has been a slow-developing race between Rep. John Legg, R-Port Richey, and east Pasco ...

WINCHESTER -- A Florida man accused of fleeing the country to avoid trial on a sex crime more than 10 years ago then found while starring in a reality TV show in 2010 pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser crime.

Hallowes said the appellate court had ruled police officers had authority to fire warning shots to attempt to stop persons fleeing from misdemeanors committed ... airport when the Jacksonville chapter of the Florida Aero Club sponsored its second annual ...

Police said the men caused about $850 worth of damage to the French doors, which one witness said were antiques. Beauvois and Garcia are in jail on a $15,000 bond.

A condemned serial killer from Tennessee has been sent to Brevard County to face murder charges. Henry Lee Jones has already been given two death sentences for the murders of an elderly couple near Memphis, Tennessee. However, he is in Brevard County to stand trial for the murder of 19-year-old Carlos Perez in a Super 8 motel room. In 2003, police said Jones brought Perez from South Florida to a ...

Three Doral industrial buildings totaling 340,143 square feet, which are known as International Corporate Park ... according to CBRE's statement about the transaction. Lee said South Florida's industrial market will continue to thrive along ...

An attorney for ... and booked into the Broward County Jail, according to the pension fund. He is being held pending a hearing on contempt charges for fleeing. According to the pension fund, a federal bankruptcy judge in Florida had issued ...

died Sunday of blunt force trauma to the head, Adams County Coroner James Lee said. He was on the roof of one of buildings of the 2,567-bed private prison, owned and operated by Nashville, Tenn.-based Corrections Corporation of America, when the assault occurred.

  They were dubbed the "Dougherty Gang," or "Bonnie and Clyde and Clyde" -- three Florida siblings who embarked on a cross-country crime spree last summer in an attempt to flee to Belize, where they dreamed of living for the rest of their lives.  

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the conviction ... States argued that he told authorities that he went to Florida to see his girlfriend - not to flee a crime. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction in an 8-1 decision Thursday.

and Sanford police Chief Bill Lee stepped aside. Earlier this month, Brown — whose district spans from Jacksonville into Central Florida — got involved in another criminal case. She attended the sentencing of Marissa Alexander, a black ...

Koepke, along with another Fort Lauderdale officer, Brian Dodge, are accused of shaking down pain clinic customers and stealing drugs and cash. “We’re not the sleepy little South Florida ... crimes the Broward State Attorney’s Office ...

The court case for homicide suspect Brian Casey has taken a violent turn. Casey hit his attorney, James Ermacora, on Thursday. Ermacora told WINK News that Casey backhanded him across the face and busted his lip. According to the attorney ...

Former County Attorney Renee Lee appeared before an Administrative Law Judge on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in an attempt to quash the fact that the Florida ... of the Hillsborough County Commission. The hearing took place in Tampa and Tallahassee ...

Lee Grace Doughtery, 29, was sentenced to 24-years in prison after pleading guilty to first degree ... on Aug. 2, and robbing a bank in Valdosta, Ga. All three face additional charges in Florida and Georgia. “I did not set out to harm anyone ...

Sadio Doumbia, ranked No. 32, defeated Anton Protsenko 6-2, 6-2 and Pieters turned back Jang-Eun Lee 6-2, 6-2 on Court 6 to clinch the match. Georgia (24-2) won the first set in the other three singles matches against South Carolina State (17-3).

View slideshow: Miltary police look to the JAG for legal advice in all criminal ... written by lawyers. The police are not members of the Florida Bar. It is a shame that a career police officer, such as the former Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee, was ...

In fact, nearly 45 percent of Pennsylvania parolees return to prison within three years ... several states with a variety of political leanings, including New York, Florida, Texas and Hawaii, have significantly reduced both their crime and ...

The three were sentenced last month to hefty prison sentences for the mayhem in Colorado, and they could face more prison in Georgia and Florida. At last month's sentencing hearing, Ryan Dougherty was given 18 years, Lee Grace Dougherty received 24 years ...

The trio got hefty prison sentences last month in Colorado for the mayhem they caused there, and they're expected to face criminal charges in Florida after the Albany, Ga., hearing. At the Colorado sentencing hearing, Lee Dougherty apologized ...

On Monday April 30th Lee Kantor, co-host of Results ... actions to corporate transactions, including bankruptcy and restructurings. A Southeast regional firm with nearly 250 attorneys and offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee ...

native and adult film actress, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for her role in a Florida murder, according to news ... According to the Tampa Bay Times, Logue’s plea came after Andrews, also an adult film actor, pleaded guilty to ...

The sister among three Florida siblings wanted in a multistate crime spree was sentenced Monday to 24 years in prison stemming from their capture in Colorado.

NEW PORT RICHIE, FLA. -- Amanda Logue, a Lee County native and adult film actress, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for her role in a Florida murder, according to press reports. The Huffington Post reported Tuesday that Logue ...

It became apparent pretty quickly at The News-Press All-Area Stars Banquet on Monday that there was more to this season’s king and queen of the basketball court that just pure ... the Boston Red Sox director of Florida operations.

Duralee and the Luxurious Highland Court Line of Fabrics Now Available at FabricCopia.com.Clearwater, Florida (PRWEB) April 26, 2012 Designers have trusted Duralee to provide high quality interior fabrics for over 60 years. Company executives of the globally recognized extensive high-end fabric conglomerate, FabricCopia, announce an expansion into a luxurious fabric collection including Duralee ...

DENVER (Reuters) - Three Florida siblings who pleaded guilty to shooting at police while trying to elude them following a multistate crime spree last year were sentenced on Monday to lengthy prison terms by a Colorado judge. Lee Grace Dougherty, 29, and her brothers Dylan Stanley Dougherty, 27, and Ryan Edward Dougherty, 22, appeared together in Huerfano County District Court to be sentenced ...

What sentence is just and appropriate under these facts? A 21-time convicted felon and his co-defendant escaped a North Carolina prison work camp and embarked on an armed rein of terror. The two reprobates end up at a fast-food restaurant in a sleepy bedroom community on Florida's Treasure Coast. Inside, the three employees, including husband and wife, were restrained while the defendant ordered ...

Diana Thar, 46, Roshonda Franklin, 20 ... providing their Florida State drivers licenses to the establishments. All three of the suspects were taken to the Lee County Jail without incident.

The Jacksonville Bar Association, JALA and the Northeast Florida Paralegal Association collaborated to make the event possible. Pro bono attorneys on the scene included Bruce Duggar, Camelia Ruffin, Debbie Lee-Clark, Catherine Michaud, Jamica Littles and Vail.

Three Florida siblings accused in a multistate crime spree, including a daring bank robbery in Georgia were given prison time today. Ryan Dougherty was given 18 years, Lee Grace Dougherty received 24 years and Dylan Stanley-Dougherty got 32 years ...

The three siblings accused of committing a cross-country crime spree that started in Florida and ended with a shootout in Colorado were hauled in to court Tuesday in Georgia to face charges of robbing a bank for cash that helped fuel their escape.

Lee Grace and Ryan Dougherty and Dylan ... The Doughertys, already sentenced to long prison terms in Colorado, face 25 years to life if convicted of all charges in Georgia. "This was basically a crime spree that went from Florida through Georgia ...

A man who police say had been drinking at the Florida Theatre and a nearby bar ended up ... a right onto Forsyth Street - directly into the parking lot for the Duval County jail and Police Memorial Building. A jail security guard heard a loud ...

... for the mayhem in Colorado and they could face more prison in Georgia and Florida. At last month's sentencing hearing, Ryan Dougherty was given 18 years, Lee Grace Dougherty received 24 years and Dylan Stanley-Dougherty got 32 years.

The trio got hefty prison sentences last month in Colorado for the mayhem they caused there, and they're expected to face criminal charges in Florida after the Albany, Ga., hearing. At the Colorado sentencing hearing, Lee Dougherty apologized for her "poor ...

DENVER — Three Florida siblings accused in a multistate crime spree that involved a daring bank robbery in Georgia were given prison time Monday on charges in Colorado, where they were captured after a nationwide manhunt.

Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. The indictment charges that Freddie Lee Christopher Knowles, IV (26), Candis Marshae Walker (24), John Jerome ... committed a violation of federal criminal law. All defendants are presumed ...

and they could face more prison in Georgia and Florida. At last month's sentencing hearing, Ryan Dougherty was given 18 years, Lee Grace Dougherty received 24 years and Dylan Stanley-Dougherty got 32 years. "I'd like to say it was a lapse in ...