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SENTENCING UPDATE: Bus driver who molested special needs children sentenced to life
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonCarlos Ojeda used candy to lure his victims to the front of his bus and sexually abuse them. Ojeda, 74, who had been a bus driver for special needs children since 2007, chose four little girls who had intellectual disabilities and behavioral issues, knowing they would be less likely to tell anyone else what he […]
JURY VERDICT: Man who strikes, kills motorcyclist guilty of driving without a license
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonAlbino Contreras drifted into oncoming traffic and struck a motorcyclist, severing his leg and throwing him from his bike into a canal. David Szewczykowski, 68, of Davenport, went into cardiac arrest and died before paramedics could transport him to the hospital. At the time of the crash, Contreras had not been issued a Florida driver’s […]
JURY VERDICT: Frostproof man guilty of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonPolk County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Noah Cannon heard a truck door close and the engine start to rev. Seconds later, he saw Erick Monk – the suspect he and five other deputies were serving a warrant to – come barreling around the corner in a pickup truck. Cannon and the other deputies shouted commands for […]
PLEA: Man pleas guilty to the murders of two men, faces 40 years in prison
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonTobarais Hudson pled guilty to the second-degree murders of Kody Zawalski and Christopher Campbell. Hudson, 28, was scheduled to go on trial for first-degree murder Monday but pled Friday to a lesser included offense of second-degree murder in both cases. He will receive 40 years in prison when his sentence is imposed at the end […]
SENTENCING UPDATE: Lakeland man sentenced to 20 years for using Taser to punish children
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonEduardo Vazquez had been disciplining children by holding a stun gun to their bare skin and zapping them with it. He pled guilty to nine counts of contributing to the delinquency of a child, seven counts of aggravated child abuse two counts of false information to a law enforcement officer and tampering with physical evidence […]
JURY VERDICT: Man attacks boss with meat cleaver, is found guilty of attempted manslaughter
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonZhong Huang claimed he only pretended to pick up a meat cleaver and cut his boss’ neck. Huang raised the knife over his head and charged his boss, swinging the cleaver at him. “If you call the police, I will kill you,” Huang said, pressing the cleaver to his boss’ neck, cutting him. A jury […]