A jury has convicted a Florida man of first degree murder and armed burglary in the death of a man on Valentine's Day 2007. ...more

December 20, 2008

A 19-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder late Thursday after he told detectives he shot another 19-year-old on his lawn, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Kristopher D. Sanders, of 850 Rocky Mountain Court, Valrico, was being held without bail at the Orient Road Jail this morning, records show. ...more

December 19, 2008

For the second time in less than a week, a suspect charged in the November 2007 shooting of Samuel Tiller entered into a plea agreement. ...more

December 19, 2008

One of the suspects charged in the November 2007 shooting of Samuel Tiller was sentenced to 25 years in prison at the conclusion of a Friday plea hearing. ...more

December 13, 2008

One death row inmate convicted of killing and robbing an elderly man will be retried. Another, who raped a pregnant woman and killed her husband, will get a new sentencing hearing. ...more

December 11, 2008

A continuance was requested Wednesday in the case of an Avon Park man charged with attempted second-degree murder. ...more

December 11, 2008

One of three people trapped by burglar bars in a house fire Monday has died, officials say. ...more

December 10, 2008

Two roommates' friendship apparently turned sour Tuesday morning, when Rick Lamar Ming was found dead inside the unit he shared at Eden Apartments with Billy Locke Jr., the Tampa Police Department said. ...more

December 9, 2008

TAMPA A man accused today of strangling his roommate during an argument over cigarettes was arrested last month after another argument between them turned violent, police said. Tampa police charged Billy Locke Jr., 30, with felony second-degree murder in the death of Rick Lamar Ming, 43, earlier today. Locke was held without bail at the Orient Road Jail. ...more

December 9, 2008

A man accused of firing an assault rifle on the streets of Plant City Friday during a massive manhunt was denied bail today on multiple charges. ...more

December 6, 2008