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JURY VERDICT: Kissimmee man guilty of molesting an 8-year-old girl
/in SAO10 Blog/by Kaitlyn PearsonRoudy Vital claimed that the reason he bathed an 8-year-old girl and touched her inappropriately was because he wanted to make sure she was completely clean. A jury found Vital guilty of lewd molestation June 27. A mandatory life sentenced will be imposed on Vital at his sentencing hearing Aug. 7. Assistant State Attorney Lauren […]
SENTENCING UPDATE: Family of Greenfield addressed Collins before she was sentenced to life
/in SAO10 Blog/by Kaitlyn PearsonAt Victoria Collins’ sentencing hearing June 16, family members of Gary Greenfield didn’t shy away from telling Collins how her selfish actions destroyed their lives. Collins murdered Greenfield, her longtime lover and tenant, and his body was found on July 29, 2015, highly decomposed, wrapped in a tarp and underneath a piece of privacy fencing. […]
JURY VERDICT: Lakeland woman found guilty of killing her lover, sentenced to life
/in SAO10 Blog/by Kaitlyn PearsonIt only took jurors an hour and a half to convict Victoria Collins for the murder of her tenant and longtime lover, Gary Greenfield. Greenfield’s body was found July 29, 2015, behind a shed on the property he rented from Collins. His body was in a state of advanced decomposition and had been wrapped in […]
SENTENCING UPDATE: Man sentenced to life for attempting to murder Lake Wales police officers
/in SAO10 Blog/by Kaitlyn PearsonJohn Goepferich claimed the reason he lured officers to his home and fired over 24 rounds at them was to commit suicide. But – in Goepferich’s sentencing hearing on Friday – Judge Roddenbery said his actions clearly showed otherwise. He was sentenced to life in prison. Goepferich, 61, was convicted February 10 of six counts […]
SENTENCING UPDATE: Carter sentenced to 20 years for first-degree arson
/in SAO10 Blog/by Kaitlyn PearsonThree days before he set Kiera Williams’ house on fire, James Carter called and threatened her: “If I can’t have you, nobody will.” Carter, 26, was found guilty March 30 of first-degree arson, burglary of a dwelling with $1,000 in damages or more and aggravated stalking. Judge Kevin Abdoney sentenced him Thursday to 20 years […]
Haas honors LPD Detective Paula Parker
/in SAO10 Blog/by Kaitlyn PearsonState Attorney Brian Haas started a new tradition at the State Attorney’s Office yesterday. At our annual awards ceremony, some special law enforcement officers were recognized who – in the past year – have gone above and beyond the call of duty to serve our community. “We are blessed in the tenth circuit to have […]