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Man sentenced to life for robbing 97-year-old World War II veteran in Lake County
TAVARES – Jurors Tuesday found a man guilty of beating and robbing a 97-year-old World War II veteran in his home in 2019. The crime outraged Lake County residents, especially when they learned that while Kevin Leeks Jr. was talking to someone on the phone from the jail the other person said: “We gotta take advantage of these veterans.”
Missing boater found dead after jumping out of boat in Lake County
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – The body of a missing boater was discovered on Monday evening after the boater reportedly jumped from a boat, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Lake County deputies told News 6 the incident happened at Waterfront Park in downtown Clermont. During that...
‘My brother was everything to me:’ Farmworker remembers sibling killed in Florida bus crash
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Dozens of farmworkers remain in the hospital after they were injured in a deadly bus crash in Marion County on Tuesday. Eight people died and 38 others were injured when troopers say another driver caused the bus to veer off State Road 40 and overturn. The community...
Villager arrested after going out to breakfast at local restaurant
A Villager was arrested after going out to breakfast at a local restaurant. An officer spotted a white Ford F-150 pickup at about 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Perkins restaurant at La Plaza Grande and ran the license plate which led to the discovery that vehicle’s registered owner, 49-year-old James Stevens of the Historic Side of The Villages, has been classified as a habitual traffic offender, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department. The Wisconsin native has had a long history of driving-related arrests.
Crazy or competent? Murder suspect urinates on self, spits during court hearing
A Lake County judge was forced to clear his courtroom during the middle of testimony Wednesday after a murder suspect spit and urinated on herself during her competency hearing.
AdventHealth University dean of nursing arrested, facing charges of embezzlement
AdventHealth University’s dean of nursing is facing charges of embezzlement and is accused of misappropriating over $400,000 at a former university where she served as a dean of nursing. Laura Jean Fero, 54 of Apopka, faces six felony charges of theft by swindle, according to court records. She was...
Florida man allegedly waves gun at bartenders who told him bar was closing: 'Who needs to leave?'
MOUNT DORA, Fla. - A Lake County man landed himself in jail after he allegedly threatened two bartenders with a gun because it was time for the bar to close. Carlton Lacey, 39, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon on Sunday, according to an arrest affidavit from the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
86-year-old arrested after alleged attack sends wife to hospital
An 86-year-old was arrested after an alleged attack sent his wife to a hospital. The wife of Chet Sedke fled their home in the Lakes of Lady Lake and went to a neighbor’s residence after an attack left her bruised and bloodied, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department.
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