CRIME & SAFETY
Man found not guilty by reason of insanity for killing his wife loses bid for freedom
The 5th District Court of Appeal has rejected Morris Reynolds’ plea to be released from confined mental health treatment after being found not guilty by reason of insanity for killing his wife. His attorneys filed a writ of habeas corpus asking that he be freed so he could get outpatient treatment. After Reynolds shot his wife,...
Ocala police officer seriously injured in crash working to fully return to police force
OCALA, Fla. – After being seriously injured in a crash involving a hit-and-run suspect, an Ocala police sergeant is making it his mission to fully return to the police force. It’s been nearly nine months since Ocala Police Sergeant, Ron Malone, was hit head on by a hit-and-run suspect...
Deputies taser convicted felon after wild ride in stolen pickup
A convicted felon suspected of stealing a pickup was tasered after he was chased down by law enforcement. George Parks, 27, of Ocala, was driving a silver Ford F-150 pickup at about 1 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 301 when a Sumter County sheriff’s deputy spotted the pickup which had been reported stolen the previous day in Marion County. The truck was in the area of U.S. 301 and County Road 124A when the deputy, with the assistance of a Wildwood Police Department officer, tried to initiate a traffic stop.
Former Coleman prison guard found guilty of vehicular homicide
A former guard at the federal prison at Coleman has been found guilty of vehicular homicide in the death of a 68-year-old Leesburg man in a crash in 2018 in Sumter County. Robert Jason Headley, 43, of Ocala was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday on charges that also included driving under the influence manslaughter.
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