Killer Avoids Death Sentence

A Winter Haven man was spared the death penalty Thursday for his role in the 2006 slaying of a Polk County drug dealer. ...more

March 6, 2009

Polk Man Gets Life In Prison In Drug House Slaying

A Winter Haven man was spared the death penalty today for his role in the 2006 slaying of a Polk County drug dealer. ...more

March 5, 2009

Teen Rejects Plea Deal In 2007 Rapes

A teenager accused of brutally raping two Zephyrhills women in 2007 rejected a plea deal Wednesday that would have sent him to prison for 30 years. ...more

March 5, 2009

Teen Rejects Plea Deal In Zephyrhills Rapes

A teenager accused of brutally raping two Zephyrhills women in 2007 rejected a plea deal today that would have sent him to prison for 30 years. ...more

March 4, 2009

Prosecutor: Trilby Slaying Case Based On Drug War

When Luc Pierre-Charles Jr. stands trial March 9 for the 2006 slayings of two Wesley Chapel teens, witnesses against him will include the man accused of killing a "person of interest" days after he helped investigators. ...more

February 28, 2009

8-Year Mystery Of Chandra Levy's Slaying May End

A Salvadoran immigrant convicted of attacking two women in the park where Chandra Levy's remains were found was expected to be arrested in the next few days in the former intern's slaying, a person close to the investigation said. ...more

February 22, 2009

Murder Suspect Takes Plea Deal

A man who killed a 72-year-old sex offender in August 2006 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Thursday in Pasco County Circuit Court. ...more

February 20, 2009

Guilty Plea In Pasco Stabbing Death

A man who killed a 72-year-old sex offender in August 2006 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder today in Pasco Circuit Court. ...more

February 19, 2009

Man Opts For Trial In 1 Of 2 Rape Cases

Bobby Lee Black III opted to gamble on a jury to resolve one of two rape cases against him. ...more

February 18, 2009

Plea Negotiations Off, Trial Set In Pasco Rape Case