Nassau County Sheriffs Office starts new cold case unit dedicated to giving families closure

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The video above is from a previous, related report. Aiden Fucci has been extorting and threatening other teen inmates at the Duval County Jail, according to reports obtained by First Coast News. He has been sprayed twice with chemical restraint. The reports portray Fucci as combative...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Shawn Whigham, the handyman accused in the murder of a 73-year-old dogsitter in Nassau County, pleaded no contest to the crime Wednesday. This means he did not plead guilty but is not challenging the charges against him and will not go to trial. He will be...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Baker County Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with information regarding a missing 15-year-old boy to contact authorities. Family members say Braden Joiner left voluntarily on the evening of Jan. 20, and he had been in contact with a friend via Snapchat. There is an indication...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A cook at Dave & Busters has been arrested after allegedly beating another person so badly that they were declared 'brain-dead' after an incident at work, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. Cordell Samuel Bentley Russell, 34, was charged with aggravated battery causing bodily harm or...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla — UPDATE 4:20 p.m.:. Police say they have one person in custody and are clearing the scene after responding to a call about an abduction on Jacksonville's Southside. They have reported no injuries and no one was taken to the hospital. There was a heavy police presence...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The man accused in the murder of St. Augustine father Jared Bridegan appeared in Duval County Court for the first time on Thursday morning. The Jacksonville Beach Police Department announced the arrest of a man named Henry Tenon in connection to the case. When he appeared in court for the first time, the judge read his charges before announcing his next court date as Feb. 16. His second appearance will be exactly a year to the day after Bridegan's murder.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Police have made an arrest in the murder of Jared Bridegan, a St. Augustine father who was shot dead in Jacksonville Beach on February 16, 2022. Bridegan, 33, was shot and killed in the street, with his 2-year-old daughter in the car behind him. On...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The daughter of the man accused in the murder of St. Augustine father Jared Bridegan spoke with First Coast News Thursday, claiming that her father is being set up. Henry Tenon, 61, faces charges of conspiracy to commit murder, accessory after the fact, child abuse and...

A judge has declared a mistrial for Sheatavia Cooper, accused of killing a teenager at a Wawa in 2020. The jury cannot agree if she is guilty.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The city of Jacksonville’s anti-violence program Cure Violence is closing its Moncrief Road location. The program started in 2019 and has three locations throughout the city, working in areas with some of the highest crime rates including the ‘Bridges to the Cure’ location on the Northside.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for Mario Maldonado, 75, who was last seen on the city’s Southside. Maldonado was last seen around 6:45 p.m. by family at his residence near Emerson Street and Interstate 95. He is reportedly diagnosed with dementia and as...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is asking for help identifying a possible burglary suspect on the Westside. Police say on Jan. 4, officers responded to a burglary in the 1400 block of McDuff Avenue. Police say surveillance video captured the pictured suspects while inside the business. If...

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — A man arrested for the murder of Jared Bridegan has a connection to his ex-wife’s husband. First Coast News has learned that Henry Tenon rented a property from Mario Fernandez, husband of Shanna Gardner-Fernandez. She was Bridegan’s first wife, with whom he had two...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating a Thursday morning shooting that left two men injured in Neptune Beach. Around 1 a.m., police responded to the 1000 block of Atlantic Boulevard in reference to gunfire. Officers were unable to locate a scene or any victims. However, shortly after, two men walked into the hospital with gunshot wounds.

Police said that Bridegan was purposely lured to the street where he was "gunned down." They have made an arrest in the murder but say that man did not act alone.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The right side of the courtroom at the Duval County Courthouse was full of tears Tuesday. That's where family members of Teneria McClendon sat during the first day of the trial for her suspected killer. Sheatavia Cooper faces charges in relation to her death. The State...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office responded to a reported shooting in the Arlington area, early on Wednesday morning. When police arrived to the 8300 block of Sanlando Avenue, they found a man in his 20's with gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital in non-life-threatening condition.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who allegedly jumped through the drive-thru window at a McDonald's and demanded money. Police say on Dec. 29, officers responded to the 5600 block of Beach Boulevard in reference to an attempted robbery. A witness advised that the suspect walked up to the drive-thru window and tried to order some chicken nuggets and fries.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is responding to a reported shooting in the Tallyrand area Tuesday night. Police say the incident happened near Buckman and E 30th Streets. JSO is expected to give additional information at 9:15 p.m. This is a developing story.