The following people were booked Tuesday, Dec. 16 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

December 18, 2008

Two people were caught with marijuana in a Wal-Mart parking lot after a shopper flagged down a deputy and pointed them out. ...more

December 18, 2008

A jury has acquitted Amos Mequel Busby of charges he grabbed a woman off a South Tampa street and beat and raped her for three hours, even though DNA testimony linked him to the woman. ...more

December 18, 2008

TAMPA A jury has acquitted Amos Mequel Busby of charges he grabbed a woman off a South Tampa street and repeatedly raped her for three hours, even though testimony indicates his DNA was found on her. The jury deliberated for about 3 hours before acquitting Busby on all charges. He had been charged with kidnapping and seven counts of sexual battery the morning of Aug. 11, 2005. ...more

December 17, 2008

TAMPA - Prosecutors called a parade of police officers and crime scene investigators to the witness stand this morning, hoping to establish the forensic foundation to convict Amos Mequel Busby of kidnapping a woman and repeatedly raping her for three hours. ...more

December 16, 2008

A woman repeatedly raped after friends left her at a South Tampa bar in 2005 admitted today from the witness stand that details of the night are still sketchy. ...more

December 15, 2008