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SENTENCING UPDATE: Ex-Principal who stole over $100K sentenced to 4 years
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonGinger Collins pled guilty to stealing more than $100,000 while she was an administrator at McKeel Academy and Kathleen Middle School. Collins has already paid approximately $90,000 in restitution. She was sentenced Tuesday to four years in state prison, followed by three years of probation. The remaining $16,000 was ordered to be paid while she […]
SENTENCING UPDATE: Teen sentenced to 15 years after high-speed chase led to girl’s death
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonBobby McNeal fled from law enforcement in a stolen vehicle before he crashed it into a tree, killing his 15-year-old passenger. McNeal pled guilty in November of fleeing to elude causing death, grand theft of a motor vehicle, burglary of a conveyance, and driving while license suspended or revoked. Without a plea agreement in place, […]
JURY VERDICT: Winter Haven man guilty of attempted second-degree murder, armed trespass
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonWhen Markus Locke confronted his victim about stolen motorcycle parts and received an answer he didn’t like, he shot him twice. After two hours of deliberation, a jury convicted 26-year-old Locke Jan. 10 of attempted second-degree murder and armed trespass. He is facing between 25 years to life in prison and will be sentenced March […]
JURY VERDICT: Eagle Lake man guilty of DUI with serious bodily injury
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonJaron Skipper was high on methamphetamine when he slammed into the back of a city bus, critically injuring his two children who were improperly seat belted. A jury deliberated for less than two hours before finding Skipper guilty Saturday of two counts of DUI with serious bodily injury, two counts of neglect of a child, […]
SENTENCING UPDATE: Haines City man who impregnated girl sentenced to life
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonDelwyn Manuel will spend the rest of his life in prison after battering a young girl and getting her pregnant. After only 45 minutes of deliberation on Nov. 1, Manuel, 53, was found guilty of sexual battery with familial or custodial authority. He was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. He forced himself on […]
JURY VERDICT: Winter Garden man who traveled to Polk guilty of attempted lewd battery
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonWhen Jeffrey Binder made plans to drive to Polk County and be intimate with a 14-year-old girl, he had no idea the “girl” was an undercover detective. The jury deliberated less than an hour before finding Binder, 28, of Winter Haven, guilty Nov. 29 of attempted lewd battery on a child, traveling to meet a […]