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Haas administers oath for Polk Police Chiefs Association
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonLAKELAND – Chief Larry Giddens, of the Lakeland Police Department, raised his right hand to be sworn in as President of the Polk County Police Chiefs Association Thursday evening by State Attorney Brian Haas. Giddens, Florida Polytechnic Police Chief Richard Holland, Auburndale Police Chief Chris Nelson and five other directors were sworn in at the […]
SENTENCING UPDATE: Winter Haven man gets 20 years
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonVincent Madhavath was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for hiring a hitman to kill his wife. Madhavath, 45, was convicted of attempted first-degree murder and solicitation to commit first-degree murder by a jury on Sept. 29, 2016, after a three-day trial in front of Judge Yancey. Following his 20-year sentence, Yancey also gave […]
JURY VERDICT: Lake Wales man guilty of armed robbery
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonTrevontae Shuler walked up to Pizzano’s Pizza with a red hoodie tied tightly around his face and a gun in his hand. About 5:15 p.m. on April 15, 2016, Shuler entered the Lake Wales store and pointed the weapon at the 16-year-old cashier, demanding she give him all the money from the register. Once he […]
JURY VERDICT: Bartow man guilty of shooting into ex’s house
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonLeo Jackson parked his scooter in the shadows and walked toward his ex-girlfriend’s house with a loaded firearm. About 11 p.m. on Dec. 24, 2015, Jackson walked around his ex’s house, yelled obscenities and shook the window air conditioning units. He then lifted his firearm and shot twice – first into the dining room window, […]
JURY VERDICT: Lakeland man convicted for murder of rival gang member
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonAfter two and a half hours of deliberation, a jury found Wesley Booker guilty of first-degree murder. Booker, 26, of Lakeland, shot and killed Maurice Knight – a rival gang member – in Feb. of 2015. Booker was sentenced to life in prison by Judge Harb immediately following his conviction at the end of a […]
State Attorney Jerry Hill honored by FPAA
/in SAO10 Blog /by Kaitlyn PearsonPANAMA CITY – State Attorney Jerry Hill was honored alongside State Attorney Willie Meggs, Second Judicial Circuit, for 32 years of public service as State Attorney. Both Hill and Meggs were elected in 1984 and are retiring at the end of this year. They were presented with the Eugene Whitworth Memorial Award for outstanding leadership […]