Two arrested in connection to a neighborhood shooting in Citrus County
Deputies say both men fired several shots at a home where multiple people were standing outside.
Crime
OPD arrests man wanted in connection with shooting
The Ocala Police Department arrested 36-year-old Dustin W. Smith in connection with the shooting in the 1300 block of NE 15th Street.
47-year-old Silver Springs man arrested on 20 counts of child porn possession
MCSO says Heaton responded to an undercover social media post and offered teach who he thought was a 13-year-old girl about a variety of sexual acts. He was actually corresponding with Homeland Security Investigations.
14-year-old Trinity Catholic High School student charged with asking online, German friend to make bomb threat
The TCHS student’s online friend is also being investigated by German authorities for his involvement in the threat. OPD says the two used an instant messaging app to communicate
Troopers seeking information in mysterious death of motorcyclist
Troopers found motorcyclist Alexander “Ozzy” Osborne, dead from gunshot wounds on November 13, 2021, on the Florida Turnpike in Okeechobee County.
Incident report reveals how Marion County deputies pieced together clues leading to arrest of Ocala man in cousin’s murder
Deputies arrested 25-year-old Jowarn Mitchell on charges of second-degree murder. He’s currently in the Marion County Jail without bond.
Police: Elderly couple found dead inside home in Ocala
Police say a woman who came to visit found the couple dead in the home.
Man who killed two women he met in north Florida bars in 1996 is put to death
Michael Zack III, 54, was pronounced dead minutes after 6:14 p.m. following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Starke.
Jacksonville sheriff says body camera video shows officers were justified in beating suspect | VIDEO
The arrest of Le’Keian Woods has drawn national attention after the release of a passerby’s cellphone video showing officers beating him and appearing to slam him face first onto the ground after he was handcuffed.
26-year-old Citrus County man killed in hit & run early Sunday morning. Troopers tracked down the vehicle involved
The Florida Highway Patrol says investigators have tracked down the vehicle involved in the fatal crash and identified a person of interest.