U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Edgar Vazquez (36, Fort Myers) to 11 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine. The court also ordered Vazquez to forfeit a firearm and ammunition that were involved in the offense. VazquezContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Antonie Latimore (36, Winter Haven) to 10 years and 10 months years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine base. Latimore had pleaded guilty on March 6, 2020. According to court documents, the FBI received information that Latimore, spelled in someContinue Reading
Deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a convicted felon during a traffic stop that turned into a foot pursuit and ended after the suspect climbed the roof of a nearby home. On June 10, 2020, at approximately 9:00 a.m., a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a blue scooterContinue Reading
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced the indictment of a two people from Clearwater, Courtney Marie Michaelis and Nicholas Andrew Ham, with the illegal distribution of fentanyl. Michaelis, 37, and Ham, 21, have been charged with distributing fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury to anContinue Reading
Four Florida men were charged in an indictment unsealed Thursday for their alleged participation in a compound pharmacy kickback scheme. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez of the Middle District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge Cyndy Bruce ofContinue Reading
Polk County Sheriff’s Office is reporting the arrest of 36-year-old Mary Whitehead and her husband, 41-year-old Antonio Whitehead of Lakeland for drug possession. On Friday, December 13, 2019, undercover narcotics detectives served a search warrant at 1133 North Swindell Avenue in response to tips received about possible drug activity at the home. DuringContinue Reading
