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SENTENCING UPDATE: Convicted felon to spend life in prison for armed robbery, kidnapping
/in SAO10 Blog/by Kaitlyn PearsonLenard Masten, who has previous violent crime convictions, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. Masten, 26, was found guilty on March 17 of three counts of robbery with a firearm, armed kidnapping, two counts of armed false imprisonment, burglary of a dwelling with an assault while armed with a firearm, possession of a […]
JURY VERDICT: Man guilty of attempted manslaughter after grass clipping incident
/in SAO10 Blog/by Kaitlyn PearsonSEBRING – Max Horton said he’s not the type to get mad – he gets even. On Sept. 17, 2015, lawn workers at Casa Del Lago in Avon Park blew stray glass clippings on a vehicle in Horton’s driveway. Horton, who believed the act was deliberate, motioned for Robert Hendrix – the owner of the […]
JURY VERDICT: Lakeland man guilty of first-degree arson
/in SAO10 Blog/by Kaitlyn PearsonKiera Williams woke up to the smell of smoke. About 3 a.m. on April 7, 2015, she heard the dog barking and immediately jumped out of bed and ran into the living room of her parents’ home, where smoke filled the air. The car and garage were completely engulfed in flames. Williams, her parents and […]
SENTENCING UPDATE: Lake Hollingsworth attacker sentenced to 30 years
/in SAO10 Blog/by Kaitlyn PearsonWilliam McGee, who was found guilty of kidnapping and attempted sexual battery March 3, was sentenced to 30 years in Florida State Prison on March 24. In the trial at the beginning of March, evidence showed that the 39-year-old McGee attacked a runner near Lake Hollingsworth on May 18, 2015, pulling her off the path […]
JURY VERDICT: Haines City man convicted for sexually battering 9-year-old girl
/in SAO10 Blog/by Kaitlyn PearsonChaldson Sanon told law enforcement he had sex with a little girl, admitting he knew it was wrong. At the end of a two-day trial, a jury found 20-year-old Sanon guilty of sexual battery Thursday. Sanon faces a mandatory life sentence that will be imposed May 18. Assistant State Attorney Mikaela Perry called the victim […]
JURY VERDICT: Lake Wales man guilty of lewd molestation
/in SAO10 Blog/by Kaitlyn PearsonWhen Charles Bailey found out he was going to be arrested for molestation in 2013, he fled from his Lake Wales home and left the state of Florida. Bailey, 73, evaded law enforcement for more than a year before he was apprehended by US Marshalls in Virginia. On March 15, a jury convicted him of […]