A Tampa woman who was supposed to be taking care of a woman with severe autism is accused of dragging her across the ground instead. ...more

February 12, 2009

He blamed his dog, but authorities and physicians didn't buy it. John Joseph MacCarelli III faces a charge of felony child abuse, accused of beating an infant he was watching while the boy's father worked. ...more

January 14, 2009

He blamed his dog but authorities and physicians didn't buy it. Now, John Joseph MacCarelli III faces a charge of felony child abuse, accused of beating an infant he was watching while the boy's father worked. After the 3-month-old's father picked him up from MacCarelli's home early Sunday morning and tried to wake him up at home for a feeding, he noticed the boy was bruised and bleeding, a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report states. ...more

January 13, 2009

He blamed his dog but authorities and physicians didn't buy it. Now, John Joseph MacCarelli III faces a felony charge of felony child abuse, accused of hurting an infant he was watching while the boy's father worked. ...more

January 13, 2009

A Sebring man was free Friday on $3,000 bail, while his step-son remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bond, after a verbal argument over the use of a home computer got out of hand and turned violent, according to Sebring police. ...more

October 6, 2008

SEBRING A Sebring man was free Friday on $3,000 bail, while his step-son remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bond, after a verbal argument over the use of a home computer got out of hand and turned violent, according to Sebring police. The 36-year-old step-dad was charged with domestic violence related battery, a misdemeanor. Marcus Wayne Devries, 18, was charged with third-degree felony battery or domestic violence battery by strangulation. Police reported they were called at about 11:55 p.m. Wednesday in reference to a domestic violence fight in progress. ...more

October 4, 2008

The plan called for trading a video game system and accessories for a pair of shoes and $100. When one of the traders tried to back out of the deal, though, violence erupted and now two men face criminal charges, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

August 1, 2008

SEBRING — A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $200,000 bail, charged in connection with allegedly slashing his roommate with a sword and a knife and not letting him leave. Ian Preston Dressel, 28, of 2808 DeSoto Road, was charged with aggravated battery by a person using a deadly weapon and kidnapping to commit or to facilitate the commission of a felony. At 8:16 p.m., on Sunday, Jan. 13, sheriff's deputy Robinn Singles reported he met with the mother of the victim, who told him her son, 33, was slashed with a knife and named Dressel as the suspect. ...more

January 15, 2008

A Hillsborough County deputy has resigned amid allegations he beat a suspect on the head with a pair of handcuffs and then punched the man after he was restrained, according to sheriff's documents. ...more

November 1, 2007

TAMPA - A Hillsborough County deputy has resigned amid allegations he beat a suspect on the head with a pair of handcuffs and then punched the man after he was restrained, according to sheriff's documents. ...more

October 31, 2007