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Suspect tracked down in fraud cases at Citizens First Bank
A suspect has been tracked down in fraud cases at Citizens First Bank locations in The Villages. Franklin Bobby Hogans, 34, of Lady Lake, was booked this past week at the Sumter County Detention Center after his arrest by Lake County sheriff’s deputies. Hogans was wanted on Sumter County...
Lakeside Landings woman jailed after bond revoked in DUI case
A Lakeside Landings woman has been jailed after her bond was revoked in a drunk driving case. Jennifer Fort McNeal, 43, was being held without bond this weekend at the Lake County Jail. McNeal originally was arrested in October after she was spotted driving in the wrong direction in Clermont,...
Former Orlando police officer dies after jumping into Lake Minneola
ORLANDO, Fla. - A former Orlando police officer, David Arenas, passed away earlier this week after jumping into Lake Minneola in Clermont. Arenas served with the department from 1992 until his retirement as a lieutenant in 2020. The tragic incident occurred on Monday, May 13, while Arenas was enjoying the...
Crash delays traffic on SR-50 in Groveland, police say
GROVELAND, Fla. – A crash in Groveland snarled Friday morning traffic along a busy road, according to police. The crash occurred at State Road 50 and Beverly Drive, police said in a statement. Drivers were warned that both directions of travel on S.R. 50 were delayed from Main Avenue...
Notorious local hit-and-run drivers could wind up at same prison
Two notorious local hit-and-run drivers could wind up at the same prison. Tara Rene Schiessle, 32, of Lady Lake, was turned over this week to the Florida Department of Corrections. She had been lodged at the Lake County Jail since April 29, the day in which she pleaded no contest to charges of leaving the scene of an accident involving death and leaving the scene of an accident involving serious injury. The former Lake Centre for Rehab physical therapist assistant has been sentenced to three years in state prison to be followed by three years of probation. Court records indicate the prosecutor’s office waived a four-year minimum mandatory sentence as part of the plea deal. A charge of insurance fraud was also dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
Suspect in 2022 slaying of Mount Dora couple faces competency ruling
TAVARES — Is Vickie Williams mentally competent to stand trial in the slaying of an elderly couple in their Waterman Village home?. That is the decision Circuit Judge Cary Rada must make following Thursday’s testimony of jailers and counselors who spoke about bizarre, “gross” behavior and witnessed for themselves her urinating on a chair in the courtroom.
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