State Attorney Brian Haas recognized eight individuals throughout the 2022 year for going above and beyond their day to day expectations. The State Attorney’s Office commends all their hard work and dedication.
Deshon Morris, 27, was convicted by a Polk County Jury for Attempted Murder of the 1st Degree. Morris drove up to a group of people playing dice near Edwin Street in Winter Haven. Morris fired multiple shots at the victim; hitting him twice in the back of the head. Thankfully, the victim survived and was […]
James Hilburn led the Bowling Green Police Department and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on a dangerous high-speed pursuit on November 19th, 2021. Bowling Green Police came upon a burglary in progress at the Bowling Green Storage facility. Hilburn fled the scene and soon entered Polk County in his blue Nissan Altima dodging several attempts […]
In the early part of 2021, a local resident had a bathroom in her home renovated. The project took a couple of months. Later that year, the victim was preparing for a family gathering and attempted to retrieve her silver from a cabinet in her home. She realized it had been taken, along with other […]