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2 dead in possible murder-suicide in Lake County
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Two people were found dead early Friday in a Umatilla home after a possible murder-suicide, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office received a report of a suspicious text message and responded around 5:30 a.m. to a home on South Kentucky Avenue.
16-year-old accused of stabbing juvenile, adult in Sumter County, sheriff’s office says
SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – Sumter County deputies took a 16-year-old suspect into custody who’s accused of stabbing a juvenile and an adult late Saturday near Wildwood, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies responded around 10:11 p.m. to the 6600 block of County Road 148, where they located...
Lake County woman opens car door, finds escaped prisoner from Orlando
A Lady Lake woman emerged from her home last Friday, May 24, to find a man hiding in her car, which was parked in her driveway. It turned out the man, 32-year-old Jesse James Hall, had escaped from an Orlando prison facility two days prior, on May 22. The woman heard her car alarm sound several times and went outside to investigate, according to a police report. When she opened the car door, ...
Moving company employee arrested in theft of customer’s jewelry
An employee of a moving company has been arrested in the alleged theft of a customer’s jewelry. A woman from Lady Lake reported in April that $2,000 worth of rings had been stolen when she used Village Movers & Storage to move her property to a storage unit as she was moving to a new home, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Driver with license suspended for DUI jailed after caught driving again
A woman whose driver’s license has been suspended in connection with a drunk driving conviction was jailed after she was caught back behind the wheel. Kortney Michael Shaffer, 25, of Homasassa, was driving a white 2017 Chevrolet 2500 van at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday in the vicinity of Main Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Wildwood when a Sumter County sheriff’s deputy noticed the van had an expired registration.
Intoxicated man arrested after disturbance at billiards hall in Bushnell
An intoxicated man was arrested after a disturbance at a billiards hall in Bushnell. Sumter County sheriff’s deputies were called Tuesday night to Back Alley Billiards on Main Street after 51-year-old David Eugene Knight of Inverness entered the establishment and was already intoxicated, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. He began causing a disturbance and hit another individual with a pool stick.
Charges dropped against 13-year-old arrested at Hamlin Starbucks
Charges have been dropped against the 13-year-old People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals supporter that was arrested Friday, March 8, at the Starbucks in Hamlin. The young boy, who the Orange Observer is choosing not to identify because he is a minor, was arrested after he allegedly battered a deputy during a protest, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
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